Local Government
Swan
Region
Metropolitan
16 Helena St Guildford
Swan
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1910
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 30 Aug 2017 | |
| Heritage List | YES | 15 Dec 2010 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Oct 1990 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Jul 1996 | Considerable Significance | |
The building makes a considerable contribution to the town as a very good example of a grand Federation Era house. It has strong connections with notable individuals in the town's history.
Large Federation style brick and iron house. The corrugated iron roof is half gabled (timber) with decorative panel. House has a small entry gable and a large decoratively corbelled chimney. A verandah extends around the north and west sides of the house. It has turned verandah posts and arches of timber fretwork. Tuck-pointed brickwork has been painted. The property has a significant traditional garden of mature trees and shrubs and croquet lawn.
The original home of E A Evans who came from England as a Qualified Mechanical Engineer in 1912. He was the Railway Workshop Manager at Fremantle and then Midland. He rose to the position of Commissioner of Railways and Mayor of Guildford. He died in office in 1941. The house remained in the Evans family until 1942. The property was then owned by A & B Turner until 1989. The Turner family planted the oak tree to the rear. Evans planted the large pine tree at the front.
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Good
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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