House

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

11286

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Location

3-5 Copley St Bayswater

Location Details

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1905

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	24 Feb 1998	Classification 4	Classification 4 These sites have some importance, however they are not essential and their retention is not considered to be necessary. These places are included on the Municipal Inventory for historical recording purposes.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Feb 2020	Classification 4	Classification 4 These sites have some importance, however they are not essential and their retention is not considered to be necessary. These places are included on the Municipal Inventory for historical recording purposes.

Statement of Significance

This place is an example of an early building in the area and is representative of the spread of development north of the railway line within Bayswater. It is also indicative of the speculative
building that occurred within Bayswater. The site has historic value for its association with Benjamin Copley, an influential member of the Bayswater community.

Physical Description

This timber frame jarrah weatherboard house has a corrugated iron gabled roof and unusual double frontage with half timbered gables. These suggest that it may have originally been two separate cottages that have been since joined together with the front door between them.
The house has been substantially restored in the style of the period and currently has a separate bull nose verandah extending right across the brick paved front linking the two sections and supported on full height wooden posts. The central recessed doorway has a panelled door with top and side lights and the windows to the front are triple frame wood casements. The rear of the property slopes away steeply and the extensive views are able to be enjoyed from a raised balcony verandah at the same level as the street.

History

This property was owned by Alice Murdoch of Aberdeen Street in 1907. Her name remained recorded on the Rate Books even though Charles Forder and family were in residence. It is possible that the Forders were paying off the house under the kind of arrangement which applied widely at the time, whereby the rent paid the mortgage.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - Low
Authenticity - Low

Condition

Good

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
22	Local Heritage Survey

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

19 Mar 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

30 Apr 2021

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