Rainscourt

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

15585

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Location

334 Nanarup Rd Kalgan

Location Details

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1907

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Considerable	Considerable Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Side view of house can be seen from the road
• Hipped corrugated iron roof
• Random stone walls
• Two bay windows either side of main entry door
• Verandah under separate roof
• Two painted chimneys with ornately moulded tops
• Driveway marked by large conifers

Some obvious modifications include:
• Weatherboard enclosure on north-east corner of the verandah removed in 2008/09
• Significant extensions 2008/09 mainly to the east

History

Rainscourt was originally named “Orping Crag” when it was built for Wilfred Guy Warthwycke who was a Councillor on the Albany Road Board in the 1930s/40s.

A subsequent owner of the house was prominent Albany citizen Charles Johnson (1908-1986). Born in Birmingham, England Johnson arrived in WA described as a penniless English migrant. He worked in a number of jobs and became a salesman and pickle factory owner. During the 1930s he was the State Secretary of the Australian Labour Party and then later a World War II officer. After the war Johnson became a successful land agent (Developer of Swan Point Subdivision), farmer and developer. Among other civic duties he became Mayor of Albany, a Shire of Albany councillor, candidate for a conservative seat in State Parliament and was also an unpublicised donor of land for community use.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Modifications: Weatherboard enclosure on one corner of the verandah

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		1999
	L Johnson; "Town of Albany Heritage Survey".	City of Albany	1994

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Cottage
Original Use	FARMING\PASTORAL	Cottage

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

28 Mar 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

18 Feb 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.