Prospect Villa

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00389

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Location

4 Pries Av Busselton

Location Details

HCWA PLAQUE

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	13 Aug 2014		City of Busselton
State Register	Registered	07 Feb 1997	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	07 Aug 1961			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Aug 2014	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.	City of Busselton
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.	City of Busselton

Physical Description

Subfloor: pit sawn joists
Floor: pit sawn timber
Walls: limestone blocks and lime mortar/render
Joinery: Timber: jarrah frames with double hung Oregon sashes
Ceilings: lath & Plaster, pressed metal
roof: originally shingles on pit sawn rafter later sheeted over with corrugated iron.

History

Assessment 1973
Construction: before 1856 (c1955)
Builder: probably original owner James Chapman in the 1850's and additions made when purchased by R.F.Pries about 1860.

Prospect Villa stands at the entrance to Busselton. Close to the Vasse River and has views across Victoria Park to the Anglican Church of St Mary.
Its simple Georgian form is unusual for this location only in that the building has two storeys.
B.P. Australia purchased the building in 1963 and built a service station on the site of the Villa’s gardens. Towns people successfully lobbied BP to retain the building and until recently it was used as the local Tourist Office.
At the request of the Busselton Council the present tenants, John Harders and Jennings Real Estate have undertaken various renovations in order to make the building safe for public use, some of which are detrimental to the form and fabric of the building, including:
1. Asbestos dado and concrete verandahs which are historically incorrect and ar exacerbating dampness in the walls.
2. Extensive use of plastic paint on stone, render and woodwork.
3. Removal of hardware
The building has been open to the public in the past and could again be restored to such a state, but the general deterioration and insensitive renovations have made restoration a relatively expensive proposition.
The Council Town Planning Scheme lists Prospect Villa as an historical building and this listing allows for the relaxation of scheme and by-law requirements in order to encourage the preservation of the building. The scheme has not control over the rights to redevelop or the quality of the restoration or maintenance techniques used.
An attempt by the owner to subdivide the site and in the process further reduce the areas of the lot allocated to the Villa was resisted by Council and a stalemate was reached. The dual zoning of the site still stands.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
3771	Prospect Villa Busselton-Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1998
3770	Prospect Villa Shire of Busselton-Final Report for Restoration Project	Heritage Study {Other}	1998

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Other Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum
Other Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Limestone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

23 Aug 2021

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