House

Statement of Significance

This place has historic value as a demonstration of the type of housing constructed in the period following World War Two when construction supplies were in limited supply.

Physical Description

A single storey concrete block and tile Californian Bungalow located on an open corner lot. The house has a traditional asymmetric plan form to the façade incorporating a recessed entry, projecting wing and a verandah across the remaining section of the façade.
The roof is hipped with separate smaller hips to the projecting bay and the verandah canopy. The canopy to the verandah is supported on substantial tapered masonry piers with tapering columns on top with a rendered brick balustrade extending between the columns.
The windows to the two sections of façade are three-section openings incorporating multi-paned casements flanking a central fixed pane.

History

This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by investor, politician and briefly Premier, Frank Wilson as residential lots in 1895 under the name of 'The Eden Estate'. Anzac Terrace was named c1920 in honour of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. The road was formerly named Railway Terrace and the selection of this road for renaming may have been influenced by local resident Brigadier General Bessell-Browne who lived at 10 Anzac Terrace until 1947.
This residence is constructed from the materials that were readily available in the post war period. With the restriction on building materials imposed by the state and federal governments to ensure that priority works were constructed there was often little available for residential construction. Bricks made from concrete blocks could be made by the home owner and often the home builders would camp on site to build their home. The original owner or occupier of this residence has not been determined from the readily available resources.

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Condition

Fair

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