House

Statement of Significance

13 Cameron Street, Allanson, a single storey weatherboard, fibro and iron house built in the Victorian Georgian style has cultural heritage significance for its contribution to the Allanson streetscape.

Physical Description

13 Cameron Street, Allanson is a single storey weatherboard, fibro and corrugated iron house dating from circa 1914. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. There is a red brick chimney at one side and a dropped bull nose veranda roof along the front. The front and side of the original house is clad in weatherboard. One side of the verandah is enclosed with weatherboard, fibro and windows, which disguises the fact that the original front was probably symmetrical, with a central door and a double hung timber sash window to each side, typical of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture, although this is a simpler workers’ cottage style. There are two skillion roof additions to the rear of the main roof, with fibro walls. The front boundary has a steel fence. There is a fibro garage at the end of the driveway in the rear of the yard.

History

The townsite of Allanson was originally known as ‘West Collie’ and is located 6km west of the Collie townsite. A railway siding and station was established at West Collie and land set aside for a townsite in 1898. The West Collie townsite was gazetted in 1906. As much of the original townsite land was underlaid by coal seams, little land was released and a new subdivision was made in 1911 and gazetted in 1912. In 1916 the name of the town was changed to Allanson, probably after Arthur Allan Wilson, Collie MLA from 1908 to 1947.

A 1914 townsite plan of West Collie shows Cameron Street with subdivided lots on the eastern side. 13 (Lot 6) Cameron Street is shown with a capital value of £12/10/- and an annual rental of 10/-. It is located between Reserve 14202 (School) and Reserve 11200.

In 2016, 13 Cameron Street is used as a dwelling.

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