House, 39 Kent Street

Statement of Significance

The rear of 39 Kent Street has cultural heritage significance as an example of timber frame iron roofed residence, a type that is diminishing in number in the central town area.

Physical Description

No. 39, Kent Street is a single storey gabled roof residence.
39 Kent Street comprises a shop front with an attached former residence. The residence is a timber framed iron roofed building that has had part of its weatherboard cladding replaced and all windows replaced with aluminium windows. There are sun hoods over windows.

History

Built by Robert Falkingham & Bill Newman (Falkingham & Newman, builders) in 1925 of lathe & plaster, corrugated iron roof with front verandah, entrance, lounge, dining, kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, unlined, enclosed back verandah with wash house and small office (used for the building business and later funeral business). Robert & Melanie Falkingham and four sons Alfred, Bill, Robert and Harold occupied the house. Robert Senior died on 23-11-1952 and Melanie continued in the house with Bill and Harold running the business from the rear office and back yard until Melanie died on 1-5-1959. In 1960-61, a funeral parlour was built in the front yard in front of the existing house. The brick and iron roofed premise was built by Bill and Harold Falkingham and housed two offices (one for building and one for funeral business) a funeral chapel and extension to the existing garage. The house at the rear was then used as a storage shed for the business. A single room mortuary in the back yard and two petrol pumps were also built. In 1977, the building business was sold and Anne (nee Falkingham) & Barry Faithfull purchased the funeral business and the property located at 39 Kent Street, with their three daughters Jodie, Nikki and Samantha. The house has since been renovated and modernised.

Integrity/Authenticity

High Degree/Moderate Degree
Integrity Notes: The place retains a high degree of integrity.
Authenticity Notes: The place retains a moderate degree of authenticity.

Condition

Good

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