Metcalf House (fmr)

Author

City of Gosnells

Place Number

25948

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Location

2402 Albany Hwy Gosnells

Location Details

Lot 6 on Diagram 37177

Other Name(s)

House, 2402 Albany Highway

Local Government

Gosnells

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1933

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Sep 2016	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some/moderate cultural heritage significance to City of Gosnells. No constraints. Recommend: Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible. Encourage retention of the place, and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

The place has historic value as a demonstration of a family home built in the inter-war years in good condition.
The place has historic value for its association with the Metcalf family who were leading members of the Gosnells community for many years.

Physical Description

A single storey timber framed property set back from the roadside behind a large garden area with mature trees. The property demonstrates a typical asymmetric plan form with projecting gabled bay and recessed section with verandah.

The place is of timber framed construction with weatherboard and fibre cement sheet cladding. The main hipped roof extends down to form the verandah canopy with a slight change in the pitch.

The canopy is supported by simple timber posts with colonial style cross balustrade spanning between the posts with a raised timber deck. A separate awning provides shade to the window in the gabled section. The roof, verandah canopy and awning are all clad with corrugated galvanised iron with short sheets to the main roof. The vented gables are adorned with painted finials.

The windows are timber framed casements, three windows to the two openings to the façade. Each pane incorporates fan lights to the top section. The front entrance is timber panelled with wide leaded side lights.

History

This residence was built c.1933 for Fred and Ada Metcalf who had married in 1933. Fred (1906-1983) a sales clerk and his brother Stanley had been living and working in Astley Street Gosnells for several years.

Fred Metcalf was very active in the community, serving on the Road Board from 1933 to 1938 and becoming one of the few JP's in the area in 1936. He instigated the formation of the Gosnells Bowling Club in 1937. The family had an unbroken occupancy of the house and following Fred's death in 1983, Ada continued to live on in the house for several years.

In recent years the property has been refurbished for use as professional offices and it is understood that care has been taken to retain much of the original form and features of the property.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - Moderate
Authenticity - Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
		City of Gosnells - Local History Collection

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
202443	GIS property number

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision
PEOPLE	Local heroes & battlers

Creation Date

13 Mar 2018

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