House

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a well-executed and predominantly intact example of the
Federation Bungalow style executed in timber.
• The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the early 20th century.
• This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing in the early 1900s.

Physical Description

Single storey timber frame and weatherboard house with high hipped and gablet roof. The house presents in a traditional symmetrical form to the façade with centrally placed entrance door flanked by windows. The entrance comprises the door with flanking panels and side lights with fanlight above. The windows are 1-over-1 timber framed sash windows arranged in pairs. The hipped roof has been reclad with solar panels installed on the street facing plane and a rendered brick chimney with brick detailing and terracotta honeypot flue to the west side of the roof. The sweep of the roof continues down at the same pitch to form the verandah canopy extending across the full extent of the front elevation, supported on timber columns with timber brackets. A timbered gable is centrally positioned in the roof above the entrance. The verandah deck is timber with brick retaining plinth and timber balustrade. The house is located behind a lawned garden enclosed with dense planting and timber picket
fence.

History

In 1897, land speculator, parliamentarian and government assayer, Henry Anstey purchased a large parcel designated as Location Q which he subdivided and offered for sale under the name 'Bindaring Estate'. Devon Road was part of this estate and the name owes its origin to the county in England. From the available information this residence was constructed c1905 for Samuel Charles Palmer, (c1857-1930) a government analyst and his wife Florence. The couple remained at the house until c1911. It is likely that Palmer worked in the mining industry and his role as an analyst related to analysing ore samples. David Keay, a civil servant and his wife Ethel Keay moved into the house in 1912 and stayed there until the mid-
1940s. Aerial photographs indicate that the house has been extended in recent years and small gables have been inserted into the roof.

Integrity/Authenticity

High
Moderate

Condition

Good

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