Maurice Lyon's House

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

02913

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Location

17 Anne St Broome

Location Details

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903, Constructed from 1996, Constructed from 1975

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Aug 2014
State Register	Registered	24 Mar 2000	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	07 Jun 1983			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	18 Apr 1989			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2014	Grading A	Grading A A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome and the state of Western Australia, that is either in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places, or worthy of consideration for entry into the Register. A place worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome’s Town Planning Scheme. Recommend: Maximum encouragement to owners to retain and conserve the place. Full consultation with property owner prior to making the recommendation.

Statement of Significance

Maurice Lyon’s Residence (former), is significant for the associations with civil servant William Lightfoot, and pearlers Wilfred Hawkes and Maurice Lyons. It is a fine representative example typical of early 1900s residences of the prosperous pearling period and demonstrates the tropical architectural style that typifies Broome architecture of that period.

Physical Description

The single storey timber framed structure is clad with horizontal corrugated iron walls. The hipped roof is also clad with corrugated iron. Verandah roof separate, but same pitch. Mostly obscured by the lush tropical garden, typical of Broome.

History

Built in 1903 as the residence of civil servant William R. Lightfoot who was a landing waiter in 1901 and Acting District Registrar in 1902. In 1908, the residence was purchased and occupied by Wilfred and Ella Hawkes. Wilfred Hawkes was employed by pearlers James Clark & Co. Maurice Lyons and wife Edith purchased the property in 1930. Maurice Lyons was a clerk in the Union Bank in 1917, but is listed as a pearler by the early 1920s. The Lyons eventually owned seven luggers and a schooner and pearled successfully until 1935, when the price of pearl shell fell dramatically. The Lyons left Broome during World War Two and on their return worked for Streeter and Male, Edith as head bookkeeper and Maurice as paymaster for the pearling fleet and the shell packing shed. Edith died in 1968 and Maurice in 1970. Both are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery. Later owners were storekeeper William Gerry Fong (1970 to 1975) and carpenter Keith Thomas (1975-1996).

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree
Moderate degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Western Australian Cemetaries;"Index on Microfiche".
Carol Shaw	The History of Broome's Street Names	2001
Heritage Council:" Assessment Documentation

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.3	MI Place No.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9600	Broome: maps and places of heritage interest.	Heritage Study {Other}	0
8335	Historic buildings of the Kimberley region of W.A.	Book	1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry

Creation Date

29 Apr 1992

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 Oct 2020

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