House

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

15665

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Location

29 John St Mt Clarence

Location Details

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

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
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Some/moderate	Some/moderate Contributes to the heritage of the locality.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Sep 1999	Category D	Category D • Significant but not essential to an understanding of the history of the district. • Photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The place at 29 John Street has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
The place is relatively rare example of an iron clad residence in the Albany townsite and presenting a simple Federation Bungalow with some Victorian Filigree influences that has maintained a moderate level of authenticity.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Set close to the road, screened by native garden
• Small scale cottage
• Corrugated iron walls and roof
• Simple symmetrical design
• Stone foundations

Some obvious modifications include:
• Lean-to at the rear – demolished
• Single storey stone addition and 2 storey timber weatherboard addition to rear

History

The place at 29 John Street was originally part of Lot 282. Lot 282 ran from Middleton Road to the foot of Mt Clarence Reserve.

In 1883, Lot 282 was included among many being offered for sale by public auction by the Crown Lands Office. Lots 274-288 along Middleton Road between Suffolk and Bluff Streets were all 1 acre Lots and were priced at £30 each. Many of these Lots were then offered for sale in 1885 (by Chris J Ashwell, The General Agency Co.). In 1889 they were owned by the Albany Land Company.

Sometime later, a subdivision was undertaken from Lots 280-286 creating numerous smaller Lots. The streets within the subdivision, which were private streets, all took their names from the Apostles of the New Testament with John Street and Mark, Matthew and Luke Lanes. John Street essentially went through the middle of Lots 280-286, those houses to the north having street frontage to Middleton Road and those to the south of the original Lots having street frontage to John Street. The house at 29 John Street was built on Lot 17.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High/Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage TODAY Assessment 1999 & 2000.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

06 Apr 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jun 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.