Residence

Author

Shire of Ashburton

Place Number

15376

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Location

26 Third Av Onslow

Location Details

Local Government

Ashburton

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Constructed from 1930

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Aug 1999	Category C	Category C Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the Shire of Ashburton Planning Scheme; a more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to undertaken before approval is given for any major redevelopment; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The residence has aesthetic, historic and representative cultural heritage significance. Though the story of the past use of the house has some contradictions, the residence has obviously been part of the town of Onslow's history for many years. It is a good representation of North West housing adapted for both hot and cyclonic conditions. The house adds to the streetscape of Third Avenue.

Physical Description

The residence at 26 Third Avenue is a long rectangular, weatherboard, single storey building. The hipped corrugated iron roof has small ventilation gable at both ends of the house. Raised on cylindrical concrete blocks, the house has an open verandah across the front of the house with simple unadorned verandah posts. The verandah at the end of the house has been semi enclosed with ripple iron and wooden lattice. The building is set back from the road in a natural bush setting with little formal landscaping.

History

There is a local story that this was one of the residences of the Customs Officer of Onslow. However, according to long term resident Laura Shannon, the house was built for her father and no customes officer was ever appointed to Onslow. Joseph Kempton (Laura's father) finished the house in 1930 and the family resided there until 1941. During World War II, the house was taken over by the army and used as an officer's mess. After the war, the residence was occupied by Eric Bailey who was the train driver for the Onslow train that went from the jetty to the Goods Shed.

Integrity/Authenticity

High Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	C Day;"Oral History given by Laura Shannon (long term resident".		13 January 1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

28 Jan 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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