Lucy Saw Home

Statement of Significance

The place is associated with the Saw Family who settled in the district in 1919, several of whom were important figures in the Armadale and Rockingham communities. It is particularly associated with Lucy Saw, a well-known nurse who serviced the district from the 1920s to the 1950s, prior to a doctor setting up practice in the area; which reflects the way in which district hospitals were established in relation to each other and in response to population pressures. The place was the first location of Serenity Lodge, which assisted people with dependency related problems and has had an important social role in providing medical and other support to the needy in Rockingham. The place may be a significant and representative example of a farmhouse built in the early 1920s.

Physical Description

A single storey stone and brick residence with a hipped iron roof, two tall brick chimney's and a surrounding timber-framed verandah. Each side of the verandah has been infilled with fibro and large timber-framed windows or louvres, and progressively clad in corrugated iron sheeting. The house is set back from the road on a spacious lot, and an early brick outhouse can be seen to the rear.

History

Lucy Saw Home was constructed by William Saw in 1920 from local stone, and named 'Lakeside'. Lucy Saw, William's daughter lived at Lakeside from 1921 to the 1950s, during which she was the unofficial District Nurse for the Rockingham area, providing minor medical or emergency treatment to the area. In 1977, Mr Ken Ashton established Serenity Lodge, a non-profit self help community at Lucy Saw Home. The property is now used as a private residence.

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