House, 121 Old Perth Road

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a predominantly intact late example of the Inter War style.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the Inter War period.
• This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing for working families.

Physical Description

Single storey timber frame and iron house of traditional asymmetric plan form. The projecting section incorporates a gable roof and a centrally placed 1-over-1 timber framed sash window with skillion iron awning above. The main roof is hipped in form. A separate skillion verandah canopy extends across the recessed section of the façade and wraps around to the side elevation and has been extended to incorporate a carport. The recessed section of the façade incorporates a further 1-over-1 sash window and the main entrance into the house.

History

The Bassendean town centre was established and laid out as an extension of Guildford townsite in the 1840s but it was not until the 1890s that the town developed rapidly with the influx of workers during the gold boom period. The West Guildford Road Board was formed in 1901 which became the Bassendean Road Board in 1922, in recognition of one of the first farms in the district ‘Bassendean’ established by the First Colonial Secretary, Peter Broun. The town developed on either side of what was called the Perth Road and later, Guildford Road, which logically connected Perth to Guildford. This portion of the road name was
originally known as Surrey Street but was renamed in the 1970s as part of the realignment of Guildford Road. From the available information this residence was built c1923 and the first occupant was Robert Pollack a horse trainer. Aerial photographs indicate that the building has been extended considerably through several programs of work to the rear and the eastern elevation.

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Condition

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