House, 77 Wilson Street

Statement of Significance

• The place has aesthetic value as a substantially intact timber residence from the 1920s.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of the area known as West Guildford, later Bassendean in the 1920s.
• The place has social value as a demonstration of the scale and form of housing constructed for working men and their families in the Inter War period.

Physical Description

A single storey dwelling of rendered brick construction with a hipped corrugated iron roof. The symmetrical façade features casement windows flanking a central doorway. The windows are timber framed leaded openings with angled brick sills. A concrete deck verandah is located across the entire facade with the main roof extending down to form the canopy at a broken pitch, supported on rendered brick columns. The hipped roof incorporates two gablets at the end of the ridge and a short brick chimney.

History

This portion of Bassendean, on the eastern side of Wilson Street, was subdivided by a group of investors in 1898 under the promotional name of 'West End'. The group of investors included some of the most wellknown members of colonial society: S.H. Parker, G.H. Leake, H. Anstey, Dr D. Kenny, J. James, J. Grave, H.E. Parry, Dr J. Hope and W. Paterson. Three of these men; Parker, Leake and Paterson; were at various times members of parliament. Wilson Street was the western boundary of this subdivision and a slightly later
subdivision was created c1902 on the western side of Wilson Street. The name of the street recognises either the Premier of Western Australia, Frank Wilson but more likely an early resident of Guildford, Colonel Wilson. Information from the owners c2004 stated that the house was constructed in the 1920s. Other sources confirm that the house was built c1923 and was first occupied by carpenter, Clarence Cook (c1895-1970) and his wife Minnie, nee Roach(c1902-1968). The couple lived at the house until the 1950s. Current owners state that the house was originally weatherboard and has been clad in brick pre 1992 and
many of the doors and windows are not original having been salvaged from other buildings.

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