Local Government
Gingin
Region
Avon Arc
15 Constable St Gingin
Cnr Constable & Barlee St This place briefly had another P number (P17919) as there were originally two different addresses (9 and 15 Constable Street). It was determined that 15 was the most up to date street number.
Mrs Thom's House
Gingin
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1886
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Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Oct 2005 | Category C | |
Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Jul 1978 | ||
Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 28 Sep 1982 |
A historical Gingin building.
The house contains 5 main rooms and a passage from the front door. A good example of the use of local limestone in rubble stone walls with dressed stone quoins. The house has asymmetrically spaced windows to the front facade and these are unusual timber framed with small panes and sliding construction. Another interesting feature is the saw tooth bargeboard detail. Built out of local materials by the Hill family in 1886, for their own use. When the house was renovated in 2007, it was converted into 4 main rooms with the fifth room being divided into an Office, bathroom and storage room. The previous kitchen and bathroom on the back verandah have been demolished and replaced with new.
The original owner was Frederick Felix Hill who was married to Ellen Dewar. He was a Town Councillor in 1893 and worked as a contractor. F.F. Hill died in 1936 and his daughter, Clara Campbell, inherited the house. Mrs Rose Thom of Gingin now owns it. Rose Thom left the property to go into a home and later died. Her husband is also deceased. The house was renovated in 2007, when ownership was taken over by RD and IF Dewar.
Very Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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H Udell: "History of Gingin". |
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Wall | STONE | Limestone |
Other | STONE | Local Stone |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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