Forrestfield Public Library

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·         The place has historic value for its association with the development of Forrestfield in the 1970s ·         The place has social value for its provision of community services since the 1970s

Physical Description

Single storey brick and tile building with central flat section of roofing. Tall thin metal framed feature windows and standard sized metal openings.

History

Cultural activities, technology

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - High

Condition

Good This library which incorporates community meeting rooms was built in 1979 by the Shire of Kalamunda to serve the growing ‘foothills’ community. The building was opened on 26 October 1980. Earlier sources have state that the building was associated with well respected architect Julius Elischer however further research is needed to confirm this association

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Forrestfield Primary School

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·         The place has historic and social value for its association with the development of the district in the 1960s and for the many members of the community who have attended the school since then.

Physical Description

Original section of the 1960s school has been extended to create a larger school of similar construction. Single storey brick construction.

History

Education, technology

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - Moderate

Condition

Good This primary school was built in 1965 to replace the earlier Forrestfield Primary School located in Anderson Road. The decision to build a new larger school demonstrates the growth of the suburb in this period.

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Uniting Church Manse

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Forrestfield Fire Training Academy

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Gooseberry Hill National Park

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18694 Midgegooroo and Kalleep Munday Heritage Precincts

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Mary's Mount College & School Chapel

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• The place has historic value for its association with the early development of the Gooseberry Hill district. • The place has historic value as a collection of buildings that demonstrate the development of teaching practice in the 20th century. • The place has social value for the many students, parents and teachers who have attended or been associated with the school since 1921.

Physical Description

The school building is a long single storey brick and colour bond range with central entrance and entry feature incorporating a gabled portico. Metal framed windows. Rendered brick and face brickwork. The Chapel is of pale brick construction with parapet wall obscuring the roof. Brick pilasters and stepped recessed panels break up the elevations incorporating windows and doors. Dark brick decorative element to the upper level of the elevations. Large cross attached to the east wall.

History

The landholding on which the school is located was one of the first taken up Gooseberry Hill, granted in 1861. The Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition opened a boys school on the site in 1921 in a single storey brick building. The school catered for five boarders and 12 day pupils. In 1926, a second storey was added to the building as the numbers of students grew. The additions to the school were opened and blessed by Right Rev Monseigneur Verling on 15 August 1926. In 1946, a grotto was built by the boys and sisters to honour Our Lady. The grotto is no longer extant but the statue has been relocated to the entrance of the school. In the early 1950s, a new brick single storey school building was constructed to a design by local builder, Stan Costello. It was opened and blessed by Archbishop Goody on 23 March 1952. In 1969, the school no longer took boarders and became co-educational. In 1979, the chapel was built and in 1987 the 1921/1926 building was demolished to enable the construction of a new classroom and administration block. In 1996, the original wrought iron gates from the entrance to the school were relocated and set into the walls of the new entrance and a plaque installed for the school bell known as 'Joseph' which is still housed in the 1930s bell tower

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High/High

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Brethen Meeting Hall

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Reverend Ball's Home (fmr)

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·         The place has aesthetic value as a rare example of a residence built of laterite. ·         The place has historic value for its association with the Anglican Rectors who served the community

Physical Description

Single storey laterite stone dwelling with red brick quoining to corners and openings. Hipped iron roof with projecting gable wing to front elevation creating an asymmetrical plan form. Extensive verandah to front and side elevations, the canopy is the continuation of the main roof albeit at a shallower angle. The canopy is supported on timber columns and brick piers. Main roof is a tall hip with a timbered gable. Timber framed sash windows.

History

Religion, technology, domestic activities, hospitality

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - High

Condition

Good This residence is believed to have been built in the 1920s for the local Anglican Rector. Until 1925 this was Rev Percival John Nicholls. The place is most closely related with Rev Ross Barrington Ball (1917-1994) who was Rector in Mundaring from 1959 to 1962 where his first wife Ada died in 1959. Rev Ball has one daughter Helen from his first marriage. He served in several other positions in Western Australian before retiring to the house in Davies Crescent in 1970. By this time he had married May Helen Louise Nicholls (1932-1991) the daughter of Rev Nicholls. Although May Nicholls was not born at this home it may have still been part of her family’s estate leading to the assumption in some sources that Rev Ball was associated with this property for 70 years. In his retirement Rev Ball stated his profession as a clerk and his wife was a dressmaker. After May’s death in 1991 Rev Ball lived at the house until his death in 1994.

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Glenmalure

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Artist's Weekend Retreat (fmr)

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·         The place has historic value for its association with the period of time in which the hills district was used as a place for holidays or weekend retreats

Physical Description

Timber framed cottage with weatherboard cladding. Stumped construction. Timber framed windows. Gable roof clad with corrugated metal.

History

Cultural activities, famous people

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - Moderate; Level of Authenticity - Moderate

Condition

Good In the early part of the 20th century the hills area was gaining a reputation as a holiday destination. Weekend retreats were reasonably common and a group of artists took advantage of the scenic locality of Gooseberry Hill and acquired a small cottage to use as a weekend retreat and later as a holiday cottage. The original cottage of two or three rooms was replaced in 1927 with the current weatherboard and iron residence which has itself been added to.

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Blue Goose Crash Site

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·         The place has historic values for its association with the World War II and the service men and women which lived and worked in Australia. ·         The place has social value as a reminder of the significant loss of life in the crash and the efforts by those on the ground to save them.

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Private garden of mature trees and shrubs with large rocks evident in the garden. No evidence of the crash site is visible from the road.

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None

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McLarty's Folly

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Mundilla Guesthouse (fmr)

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·         The place has aesthetic value as a good example of a stone guesthouse built in the inter war period. ·         The place has historic value for its association with the period of time in which Kalamunda was a holiday destination for Perth residents

Physical Description

One and two storey dwelling of brick and corrugated metal construction set in an extensive garden.

History

Hospitality, domestic activities

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - Moderate; Level of Authenticity - Moderate

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Good

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Farrant Homestead

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The place has aesthetic value as a simple stone farmhouse residence located in a picturesque rural setting.

The place is associated with the settlement of the Daring Ranges area subsequent to the establishment of the Zig Zag railway, and the growth of the fruit industry in the area.

The place has associations with John Farrant, early landowner and who is believed to have constructed the place for the manager of his property.

The place was one of only a small group of residences and homesteads constructed prior to 1900 in the Shire of Kalamunda.

Physical Description

The residence is set back from the road and located in a picturesque farmland setting. The residence is a simple single storey building of stone and part brick construction. The CGI hipped roof has two gable vents at each end of the hip. There is a separate CGI roof to the verandah and this is supported by stone or brick plinths with timber posts above. The place also has several outbuildings also of stone construction.

History

John Farrant and his family are attributed to being among the first settlers to the Kalamunda area in the 1880s and 1890s. Arriving from South Australia in the 1880s, he was granted 50 acres of land located below the Zig Zag Railway Line. John Farrant was a land agent and is said to have been one of the first to make the commute between the Darling Ranges area to Perth for work. Farrant lived nearby William Henry Mead, who was the first private settler to take up land in the district, and the two families became close. It was as a result of their discussions that they founded the Darling Range Vine and Fruitgrowers Association in 1895, which was primarily a progress organization for the district and became the precursor to the Darling Range Roads Board established in 1897. The place is said to have been constructed for the manager of Farrant’s property D. H. Slatyer. It original comprised two rooms with a lean-to and was of stone construction. In 1935 two rooms were added to the rear, a dining room built and the kitchen enlarged. Further work incorporating 2 bedrooms was undertaken in 1950. In the post World War Two period John Farrant’s property at Gooseberry Hill was subdivided with the roads in the area taking their names from family members.

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High

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Good

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·         The place has aesthetic value as an intact example of a homestead in a rural setting. ·         The place has historic value for its association with the early settlement and development of the Gooseberry Hill district and early resident John Farrant.

Physical Description

Single storey extended residence of stone construction with brick quoining to corners of the building and openings. Red colorbond hipped roof with tall painted brick chimneys. Separate verandah canopy extends around much of the house supported on timber columns and brick piers with no balustrade. Timber framed casement and sash windows. Set in large plot with well planted gardens planted immediately around the house before opening up into open gardens. Outhouses of local aggregate stone are still extant

History

Land allocation, early settlers, technology

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Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - Moderate

Condition

Good John Farrant (1846-1927) settled in Gooseberry Hill in the 1890s with a confirmed reference to him living in the district in 1893. This homestead is believed to have been constructed in 1897 as a two roomed dwelling with a lean to kitchen. Additions have been made to the residence as needs and resources required. In 1935, two rooms were added to the rear and in 1950 another two rooms were added and the verandah added on three sides. The building is constructed of locally found materials. John Farrant was a telegraphist working in Persia before being approached to take charge of the Esperance station in 1879. In 1882, he was promoted to Eucla and then to Albany as the inspector of lines. In 1893, John Farrant is noted as a ‘Collector and General Commission Agent’ working in Perth. By 1910 he is listed as an estate agent. John Farrant worked in real estate until the end of his career and commuted by train daily to his office in Perth from his home. John Farrant made a significant contribution to the Gooseberry Hill community. In the early days of settlement he was interested in the local community and was instrumental in forming the local vine and fruit growers association.

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Chinese market garden (fmr) - site

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The site has historic value for its association with the Chinese market gardeners who formerly occupied the site and were important in the establishment of commercial gardens in the district

History

The site to the rear of this lot is adjacent to a waterway which was apparently used by Chinese market gardeners for growing crops. Little information is currently available about the nature and extent of the market gardens or when they were in existence.

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Bagatelle

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Residence, 11 Parke Road

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·         This place has historic value for its association with the development of the region in the early 20th century. ·         The place has social value as a demonstration of the type of housing constructed for working families in the early 20th century. ·         The place has historic value for its association with early settlers in the district the Stirk and Hutchison families.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard single storey cottage with corrugated hipped and gabled roof. The place has a predominantly symmetrical façade with a centrally placed entrance flanked by groupings of timber framed windows. All the windows to the façade are casement openings, each opening have a large pane with two small panes above. A single pane opening is located at the eastern end of the house, in a recessed addition, which is one pane divided into three by horizontal glazing bars. The roof is hipped and gabled with a broken pitch to create the shallow pitched skillion over the verandah. A tall painted brick chimney with corbelling is positioned adjacent to the western gable. The verandah canopy is supported on square timber columns with simple timber balustrade extending between the posts. Timber deck. The house is positioned in a large lot behind a well planted garden enclosed by timber picket fence. The garden contains many mature treed and shrubs. Contemporary carport addition constructed towards the eastern boundary in a sympathetic style.

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Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate

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Residence, 12 Parke Road

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·         This place has historic value for its association with the development of the region in the early 20th century. ·         The place has social value as a demonstration of the type of housing constructed for working families in the early 20th century. ·         The place has aesthetic value as a simple timber cottage with original features in a garden setting.

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed cottage with weatherboard cladding and corrugated hipped roof. The symmetrical façade is of simple expression containing only two pairs of timber French doors at the east and west ends of the façade. The verandah contributes to the simplicity of expression with turned timber posts and brackets supporting the canopy with a simple timber post and rail balustrade extending between the posts. Centrally placed steps provide access to the verandah. The roof is a high hipped form with vented gablets at the eastern and western ends of the ridge. An addition to the western end of the cottage provides the main entry into the house, of similar timber framed and weatherboard construction with skillion corrugated iron roof. The property is located in the centre of a corner lot behind a well planted garden containing many mature trees and shrubs, enclosed by a timber picket fence.

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High

Condition

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Kareela Guesthouse (fmr)

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·         The place has historic value for its association with the period in which Gooseberry Hill was a destination for holidays and weekend retreats. ·         The place has aesthetic value as a good and well maintained example of a residence built in the inter war period. ·         The place has social value for its association with Archbishop Clune and the many other leading members of the community in the 1930s and 1940s

Physical Description

Rendered brick and iron house which is much altered and much extended and no longer resembles the original house. Hipped and vented gablet roof with timbered gable over the entrance and gables over the corner wings and car port. Timber casement windows. Timber entry feature forming an open sided porch. The render has been scored to look like dressed stone. Small brick outbuildings scattered around the site.

History

Hospitality, domestic activities

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - Moderate; Level of Authenticity - Moderate

Condition

Good This residence is believed to have been constructed in 1919 for Archbishop Clune as a holiday retreat for himself and fellow priests. In the 1930s and 1940s it was used as a guest house for the more affluent members of the community. For example, in 1936 the wife of the Governor, Lady Mitchell stayed for a few days break. In 1934, the place was advertised as 'The only Rest Home for adults only. Excellent cuisine, every attention and cleanliness guaranteed.' The place is now a private residence and has been extensively adapted and added to.

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Statham's Quarry

Condition

All of the structures surviving at Statham’s Quarry (fmr), with the exception of the concrete magazine, are in a ruined but stable condition. The concrete magazine is in fair condition. The quarry face displays evidence of rock falls and is in fair condition.

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Statham’s Quarry (fmr), a granite and diorite quarry, comprising a quarry face, the remains of a concrete and brick crushing plant, concrete floors and tanks, the archaeological remains of the primary crushing plant, a concrete construction magazine and evidence of the spur line formation which served the quarry, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons; ·         the place is a rare example of a stone quarry which has retained physical evidence of the stone crushing plant and the powder magazine; ·         the place has the potential to reveal archaeological information about stone crushing technology and quarry operations from the first quarter of the twentieth century; ·         stone from the quarry was used to pave the streets of Perth during the first quarter of the twentieth century; ·         the place is associated with the development of the quarrying industry in Western Australia at the end of the nineteenth century and for the first quarter of the twentieth century; and, ·         The quarry face forms a visually intrusive scar along the escarpment which is clearly visible from Ridge Hill Road to the west of the quarry.

Physical Description

Statham’s Quarry (fmr) consists of a single quarry face, the remains of a stone crushing plant, water tanks, a concrete magazine and several concrete foundations and floors. The site forms part of the Darling Range Regional Park and is bounded on the southern side by the Zig Zag Scenic Drive, which was once the Canning Jarrah Timber Company’s railway line. Native trees and plants are gradually regenerating in the Regional Park. The quarry’s old spur line, which once ran into the northern side of the Canning Jarrah Timber Company’s railway line, now forms one of the walking trails in the park. The ruins of the main crushing building are located on the western edge of the quarry floor, while there are additional features to the south and north of this structure. A shallow depression to the east of the former crusher, together with a dirt ramp, was probably associated with the primary crushing plant. Evidence of the tram route which brought the trucks to this crusher have been retained. The formation for the spur line which served the quarry is located on the western side of the main crusher and runs approximately north-south. The high quarry face forms a rough semi-circle around the large floor which has a dirt track running around the perimeter. The quarry face shows evidence of past quarrying activity and loose rock and rock debris at the base of the face indicates that there is some instability. Two modern structures have also been built on the quarry floor. On the south-eastern side of the hill is a modern earth latrine constructed from zincalume. On the northern side of the oval depression is a modern shelter shed constructed from poles, open-sided with a hipped zincalume roof and timber picnic table and benches. The remains of the main crushing plant are located to the north-west of the small hill and the concrete floor. The former crushing plant is surrounded by a cyclone mesh fence which is kept locked. Sections of the building have collapsed or are missing. All the structures on the site, with the exception of the two modern buildings, are in a ruined condition. The quarry face displays evidence of past rock slippage down the face but is still in an intact condition.

History

This quarry was established in 1894 by Thomas Statham (1858-1918). Thomas Statham, arrived in Western Australia from England in the late 1880s and began a number of commercial enterprises. These included quarries in the Perth hills, a gravel pit, brickworks and an interest in timber milling in Glen Forest. From 1899 he was managing director of Darling Range Quarry, Fire Brick and Gravel Company, which dissolved within a year. Statham was on the Darling Range Roads Board from 1899 to 1902 and subsequently a Perth City Councillor in 1903. From 1907, Statham also had an interest in pastoral properties in the Gascoyne. The quarry provided blue stone for road construction and was in high demand in the 1890s when Perth was expanding due to the gold discoveries in the east of the colony. Statham's Quarry, or Darling Range Quarries and Firebrick Company was one of a number of similar companies awarded contracts with the Perth City Council. The material from the quarry was transported to Perth via the nearby Zig Zag railway. Following the death of Statham in 1918 the property was ultimately purchased by the City of Perth in 1920. The City of Perth upgraded the machinery at the quarry at a considerable cost and the municipal quarry was opened on 9 January 1924 by Governor Sir Francis Newdegate. The quarry operated successfully until the onset of the Depression and then operated only intermittently. The onset of World War II meant that the quarry was not worked from 1939 due to the lack of labour and the provision of material more cheaply from other suppliers. The quarry was extensively damaged in a fire in 1957 and the cost of re-opening the quarry even during this period of economic prosperity was too expensive to be justified. The quarry was transferred to the Metropolitan Regional Planning Authority in 1971 and is currently managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation as an area for public recreation.

Integrity/Authenticity

Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - High

Condition

Fair This quarry was established in 1894 by Thomas Statham (1858-1918). Thomas Statham, arrived in Western Australia from England in the late 1880s and began a number of commercial enterprises. These included quarries in the Perth hills, a gravel pit, brickworks and an interest in timber milling in Glen Forest. From 1899 he was managing director of Darling Range Quarry, Fire Brick and Gravel Company, which dissolved within a year. Statham was on the Darling Range Roads Board from 1899 to 1902 and subsequently a Perth City Councillor in 1903. From 1907, Statham also had an interest in pastoral properties in the Gascoyne. The quarry provided blue stone for road construction and was in high demand in the 1890s when Perth was expanding due to the gold discoveries in the east of the colony. Statham's Quarry, or Darling Range Quarries and Firebrick Company was one of a number of similar companies awarded contracts with the Perth City Council. The material from the quarry was transported to Perth via the nearby Zig Zag railway. Following the death of Statham in 1918 the property was ultimately purchased by the City of Perth in 1920. The City of Perth upgraded the machinery at the quarry at a considerable cost and the municipal quarry was opened on 9 January 1924 by Governor Sir Francis Newdegate. The quarry operated successfully until the onset of the Depression and then operated only intermittently. The onset of World War II meant that the quarry was not worked from 1939 due to the lack of labour and the provision of material more cheaply from other suppliers. The quarry was extensively damaged in a fire in 1957 and the cost of re-opening the quarry even during this period of economic prosperity was too expensive to be justified. The quarry was transferred to the Metropolitan Regional Planning Authority in 1971 and is currently managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation as an area for public recreation.

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