House

Author

City of Swan

Place Number

06096

Location

30 Helena St Guildford

Location Details

Municipal Inventory No:

Local Government

Swan

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 10 Jul 1996 Significant
Municipal Inventory Adopted 30 Aug 2017 Category 3

Statement of Significance

This pair of semi-detached cottages are one of only three remaining in Guildford and the only pair still be to be used as two separate dwellings.

Physical Description

A pair of semi-detached cottages built c.1890. Features include tuck-pointed Flemish bond brickwork, hipped iron roofs, bullnosed verandah and turned verandah posts. Both cottages feature central front doors with fanlights flanked by a double hung sash window on either side. The roof height is accentuated by two chimneys with rendered corbelling. Cottages are symmetrical in design. The internal design gives three bedrooms with the rear bedroom adjoining the central front parapet wall and window at the rear.

History

The place is associated with the growth of Guildford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

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
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Creation Date

04 Dec 1996

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

25 Oct 2017

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