Daglish Conservation Area

Child Places

• 25732 175 Stubbs Terrace
• 25726 2 Luth Avenue
• 25733 179 Stubbs Terrace
• 25730 159 Stubbs Terrace
• 25730 159 Stubbs Terrace
• 25731 163 Stubbs Terrace
• 25724 14 Cunningham Terrace
• 25732 175 Stubbs Terrace
• 25734 7 Troy Terrace
• 25723 2 Cunningham Terrace
• 25723 2 Cunningham Terrace
• 25731 163 Stubbs Terrace
• 25733 179 Stubbs Terrace
• 25724 14 Cunningham Terrace
• 25726 2 Luth Avenue

Statement of Significance

The Daglish Conservation Area is bounded by Stubbs Terrace, Robinson Terrace and Troy Terrace, Millington Avenue and Cunningham Terrace. It is significant for : associations with the development of the Fremantle to Guildford railway opened in 1881; the subdivision of the area based on Garden Suburb principles; residential development in the area in the 1930s by the Workers' Homes Board; highly intact streets featuring good examples of houses from the Inter-War period set in mature gardens; significant streetscapes featuring mature trees.

Physical Description

The Daglish Conservation Area is located within the area identified in City of Subiaco Town Planning Scheme as the Daglish Precinct. The area is bounded by Stubbs Terrace, Robinson Terrace and Troy Terrace, Millington Avenue and Cunningham Terrace. The area was originally planned as a garden suburb with a street pattern including crescents and areas of public open space. Within this road layout, lot subdivision is of a regular rectangular pattern, however, and all the streets are residential in character. The area generally comprises wide residential roads with grass verges and concrete slab pavements. There is regular planting of mature street trees of various species which contribute to the quality of the streetscapes. Houses are generally set back equally from the street but with a generous area for front gardens. There is a general absence of front fences. The area contains a very high concentration of original houses from the period of development. Generally they are single storey brick or rendered brick and tile and demonstrate the various residential styles popular at the period, including Inter-War Californian Bungalow, Old English, Mediterranean and Spanish Mission, Functionalist and Art-Deco. Houses were generally designed with space for a single garage at the side and a single car width driveway. The area features attractive mature gardens including planting styles typical of the inter-war period. SEE ALSO SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR PLACES WITHIN THIS CONSERVATION AREA

History

This heritage precinct is based on early land development, and is represented by uniform housing designs and streetscapes. The first real estate land release (Battye Map Collection 101C 23) was in 1925, bounded by Cunningham, Millington, Troy, Robinson and Stubbs. The Daglish railway platform was opened in 1924, named after the former Mayor, MLA (1901-1911) and Premier (1904-05). The Council acquired the railway reserve west of the station in 1925 for a new suburb, also called Daglish. The boundary of the first land release was Stubbs Terrace, Cunningham Terrace, Millington Avenue, Troy Terrace and Robinson Terrace. The first streets to be developed c1930-1935 were those closest to the station - Stubbs Terrace, followed by Munsie, McCallum, Lutey, Wilcock and Richardson. Troy, Robinson and Cunningham Streets were developed c1935-1945. Most blocks were bought by young couples keen to establish a first home, and many men were railway workers attracted by the convenience of transport to the Midland workshops. The 'garden suburb' of Daglish was a more expensive area then West Subiaco (now Shenton Park), due to the large blocks, and proximity to the railway line, central shopping area and KEMH. All the houses were built of brick, and the larger homes and extensive gardens made Daglish an exclusive and private area to live in. In the 1930s the Workers Home Board extended the original Daglish subdivision and established workers' homes. (Sources: Wise's Post Office Directory 1925-1945; Real Estate Maps, Battye Library Collection; Spillman, Ken, Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985, pp. 243-247.)

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