Kensington Private Maternity Hospital (fmr)

Author

City of Subiaco

Place Number

09173

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Location

cnr Hensman Rd & Heytesbury Rd Subiaco

Location Details

Address includes: 144 Heytesbury Rd, Subiaco & 91 Hensman Rd, Subiaco.

Other Name(s)

Brenda Cherry Centre (1981-2009)
Kensington Hospital, Subiaco

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	22 Mar 2011
Heritage Agreement	YES	06 Nov 2012	Text of the Heritage Agreement	Heritage Council
Heritage Agreement	YES	06 Nov 2012	Text of the Heritage Agreement	Heritage Council
State Register	Registered	24 Jun 2011	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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	22 Mar 2011	Exceptional Significance (Level 1)	Exceptional Significance (Level 1) Listed on the State Register of Heritage Places or recommended for consideration for entry onto the State Register. Essential to the heritage of the City of Subiaco. High level of cultural heritage significance. Rare or outstanding example.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Feb 1995			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic significance because it contributes to the heritage integrity of the streetscape in terms of building style and uniformity, and reflects the architectural style typical of the area and period. It has historic significance reflecting the development and settlement of the area.

History

The area of West Subiaco developed primarily as residential from the early 1900s. Most of the main roads were gazetted by 1883, but were unsealed until the 1900s. Derby Road was named after Lord Derby, Secretary for Colonies. Hensman Road was named after Mr A P Hensman, Judge and Attorney General. The first houses were established in streets closest to the commercial area along Hay Street and Rokeby Road, and the area west of the civic square, including Barker, Bagot, Hensman, Douglas, Lawler, Loretto, Raphael, Denis and Rowland Streets. Another early subdivision was located along Rokeby Road, and included Rawson, Campbell, Coolgardie, Duke, and Union Streets. Most of the West Subiaco precinct was developed by 1915, with the most recent houses to be built by c1925 in the south west corner. Two land releases, called Redfern Estates No. 1 and No. 2, were situated along the railway line opposite the new suburb of Daglish. Early public buildings in the West Subiaco precinct included the Industrial School on Barker Road (1897), later converted into King Edward Memorial Hospital in 1916.
(Sources: Wise's Post Office Directory 1905-1925; Real Estate Maps, Battye Library Collection; Spillman, Ken, Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985; Chate, A, H., History of Subiaco, c1952.)

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9982	Kensington Hospital(fmr) 89 - 91 Hensman Road, Subiaco	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2011

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	HEALTH	Hospital
Present Use	HEALTH	Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	Depression & boom
OTHER	Other Sub-Theme
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Immigration, emigration & refugees

Creation Date

24 Jul 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

21 Dec 2017

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