House and Shop, "Success Store", 34 Anzac Terrace

Statement of Significance

• This place has historic value for its association with the establishment and development of
Bassendean in the Inter War period.
• The place has historic value for its association with small scale retail stores in the metropolitan area which provided a valuable community service.
• The place has historic value for its association with local identities, the Rowles family.
• The place has aesthetic value as a demonstration of a small corner store and premises in a
residential area in good condition.

Physical Description

A single storey timber framed dwelling with weatherboard cladding and hipped and gabled roof. The CGI roof has been re-clad and has one tall roughcast rendered, tapering chimney. Dwelling has a separate skillion verandah canopy across elevation which faces the side street. The main elevation facing Anzac Terrace incorporates the gable feature, with timber and roughcast render detail. The main elevation also contains three section timber framed windows with 3x I-over-I sash windows. A skillion verandah canopy extends across this section and to the west return elevation providing shelter to the entrance, which is set
behind the projecting section. This section of the house is clad with rough cast render.
At the corner of Anzac and Seventh Ave is a timber framed weatherboard and CGI building, the former corner shop with an entrance on the chamfered elevation. Elevation along Anzac Terrace contains large windows.

History

Anzac Terrace was named c1920 in honour of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. The road was formerly named Railway Terrace and the selection of this road for renaming may have been influenced by local resident Brigadier General Bessell-Browne who lived at 10 Anzac Terrace until 1947. This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by investor, politician and briefly Premier, Frank Wilson as residential lots in 1895 under the name of 'The Eden Estate'. The take up of land was not rapid with most lots unsold until the turn of the century.
This place originally consisted of the residence built c1921 and occupied by Harry Evans (c1865-1950) and his wife Mary Helena Evans. Harry Evans was recorded as a carpenter in the Electoral Rolls and it is quite probable that he built the residence. In c1928, a shop was operating from the premises, or it may have been a new structure constructed
adjacent to the house. This was operated as a grocery store managed by Mary Evans. Mary operated the store until the mid-1930s when L.W. Cubbage has butchers in the premises.
In 1936, Ralph Leonard Rowles (1893-1964) commenced operating a mixed business from the premises and it was known locally as the 'Success Hill Store' because of its location. Ralph and Grace Rowles, did not live at the premises but lived for many years at 'Farleigh' in Holmesdale Road in West Midland. Ralph commenced his business delivering dairy products by horse and cart throughout the district and with his success established two premises which were subsequently managed by his two sons; Eric in Guildford and Roy in Bassendean. (Roy and his wife Florence built one of the first homes in Eden Hill at 83 Ida Street.) The Rowles family purchased the house next door at 36 Anzac Terrace in 1955. With the changes to Seventh Avenue and the creation of Lord Street isolating this portion of Bassendean, the business was greatly affected and the property was sold by the Rowles family in 1972. The condition of the buildings declined throughout the later part of the 20th century. In 2008, the lot was subdivided and a new residence built on the land to the west of the original shop and residence. The existing building consisting of the former shop and residence underwent major renovations following the subdivision.

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