Local Government
West Arthur
Region
Wheatbelt
Albany Hwy Arthur River
West Arthur
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1882, Constructed from 1910
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Mar 1997 | Category 3 | |
The house is significant as it is one of the first houses from the early days of the Perth to Albany road.
Tabelup is a mud brick homestead built beside the Albany Highway. It is part of a group of buildings that includes an old kitchen (now attached to the house via a sunroom), and an old store room with a fireplace that is thought to have been a living room for farm workers. The house is still occupied and was probably the first house in Arthur River. Some of the outside walls have been rendered. The two small rooms (kitchen and store room) are made from granite with mud mortar. The house was probably originally roofed with shingle (this assumption is based on the steepness of the roof and line of the building).
The Piesse’s, the original owners of the homestead, were farmers and shopkeepers who had large acreage in the area. When the Perth to Albany railway was construction they expanded their interests to Wagin and Katanning. They originally owned a general store in Williams and when the homestead in Arthur River was built a branch of the shop was operated out of the house.
Modifications: Renovated in 1910 to be a 10 room house Extent of original fabric: Some
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| J Bird; "West of Arthur". | Shire of West Arthur | 1990 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | FARMING\PASTORAL | Homestead |
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