Residence, 12 Parke Road

Statement of Significance

·         This place has historic value for its association with the development of the region in the early 20th century.
·         The place has social value as a demonstration of the type of housing constructed for working families in the early 20th century.
·         The place has aesthetic value as a simple timber cottage with original features in a garden setting.

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed cottage with weatherboard cladding and corrugated hipped roof. The symmetrical façade is of simple expression containing only two pairs of timber French doors at the east and west ends of the façade. The verandah contributes to the simplicity of expression with turned timber posts and brackets supporting the canopy with a simple timber post and rail balustrade extending between the posts. Centrally placed steps provide access to the verandah.
The roof is a high hipped form with vented gablets at the eastern and western ends of the ridge.
An addition to the western end of the cottage provides the main entry into the house, of similar timber framed and weatherboard construction with skillion corrugated iron roof.
The property is located in the centre of a corner lot behind a well planted garden containing many mature trees and shrubs, enclosed by a timber picket fence.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

Uses

Historic Themes

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