House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24146

Location

140 Hensman Rd West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Some Significance (Level 3)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Creation Date

14 Aug 2012

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Last Update

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • For its aesthetic value as a representative example of a well designed Federation era weatherboard cottage. • For its historic value as a demonstration of the period in which Subiaco underwent rapid development in the early 20th century. • For its aesthetic contribution to a largely intact Hensman Road streetscape of early twentieth century houses.

Physical Description

140 Hensman Road is a single storey timber weatherboard residence with a corrugated steel hip roof displaying characteristics of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture. The residence has a symmetrical form with a central ridge gablet and a corbelled face brick chimney. There is a corrugated steel bullnose verandah that extends along the front façade. The verandah is supported by timber posts with corner brackets. The place is enclosed by a painted timber picket fence that is approximately 1800mm high with a central gate. The place is obscured by dense vegetation and a mature verge tree. The place is serviced by a rear laneway.

History

The east side of Hensman Road between Heytesbury and Nicholson Roads appears to have been one of the last areas in West Subiaco to be subdivided for residential lots. A c.1903 plan shows no structures on Hensman Road between Heytesbury and Nicholson Roads, including at 132 Hensman Rd. The Post Office Directories in 1901 showed no residents of Hensman Road in this area. By 1905, there were 27 residents listed in the street, of whom three were in the block between Heytesbury and Nicholson Roads. In 1910, the number of houses remained at around 27, increasing to around 42 in 1915 and around 51 in 1925. 140 Hensman Road was first listed in the Post Office Directories in 1914, at which time it was occupied by Harry Edward Hewitt (carpenter). He remained here until c.1916. The next occupants were the Grocke family. Online information suggests that Albert Julius (‘Jim’) Grocke (c.1884-1954) (cooper) and Margaret Ellen Dwyer (c.1888-1963) were married in Subiaco in c.1912 and that this couple had at least 3 children: Marjorie Anne (1913); Richard James (‘Jim’) (born 1917) and John Alfred (‘Jack’) (1923).3 The Grocke sons appear to have all followed their father into the barrel trade. In 1943, Richard James Grocke, cooper, appears on the electoral roll at 140 Hensman Street, along with Albert and Margaret. By 1949, Richard had moved away but John Alfred Grocke, cooper’s apprentice, lived at the house, along with Verna Joyce Grocke, home duties, Albert and Margaret. Verna (nee Connery) had married John Alfred Grocke in 1947. Albert Julius Grocke died in 1954, aged 70. At the time of his death, it was stated that Albert was formerly the Foreman Copper at the Swan Brewery. Margaret continued to live at 140 Hensman Road, along with Verna. After Margaret died in 1961, aged 80, Verna and John moved away from Hensman Road. No Grockes are subsequently recorded at the address. A sewerage plan from 1927 shows a timber residence with front verandah across full width, which matches the extant building in 2021. The house was extended to the rear in the latter 1990s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - High

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Local Heritage Survey Place Record Local Heritage Survey West Subiaco Precinct 2022

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Commercial

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24369

Location

142 Hensman Rd West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1915

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 06 Oct 2015

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Considerable Significance (Level 2)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Painted Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Creation Date

27 Aug 2012

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1922

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • For its historic value as one of only five surviving examples of corner stores that were built in Subiaco/Shenton Park in the 1920s (all of which date from c.1921-1922). Despite some modifications, it is a good representative example of its type. • For its aesthetic contribution to a largely intact Hensman Road streetscape of early twentieth century houses.

Physical Description

At the time of the inspection (September 2021) the building is under repairs. Based on viewing and previous photographic evidence, the following description has been prepared: 142 Hensman Road is a single storey painted brick building with a corrugated steel hip roof designed in the Inter-War Free Classical style of architecture. The former store is located on the corner of Hensman Road and Nicholson Road. The building is splayed at the corner with a zero setback and a parapet wall above. The parapet has a semi-circular arch to the corner. The building’s entry addresses the splayed corner with brick voussoir above and a steel framed highlight. There is an air conditioner in place of the highlight. On either side of the corner there are large window openings. Additional windows extend along the southern elevation. There is a large backyard enclosed by a face brick wall that is approximately 1500mm high. Several mature trees line the verge along Nicholson Road and Hensman Road. The place is serviced by a rear laneway.

History

The following extract has been taken from the heritage assessment of 142 Hensman Road, Subiaco, prepared by Greenward Consulting, August 2020. As the population of Subiaco grew during the early twentieth century, retail services were established to serve the local community. In addition to the commercial centre that developed along Rokeby Road and Hay Street, small general stores sprang up throughout the residential areas. At a time before supermarkets and the widespread use of motor cars, and when ice chests were used to store household perishables, local stores provided easy, day-to-day access to goods such as bread, milk, meat, fruit and vegetables, as well as to general groceries. Shops were usually constructed along popular through-roads and, over time, Hensman Road, Derby Road, Nicholson Road, Keightley Road and Onslow Road all provided a particular focus for this type of development. By 1930, there were eight local shops in the otherwise residential section of Nicholson Road defined by Coolgardie Street and Hensman Road. These included four mixed businesses, two grocers, a butcher and a newsagent. Of these, four sites have been fully redeveloped and only 52-54 Nicholson Road (constructed c.1905), 107 Nicholson Road (c.1916) and 142 Hensman Road (c.1922) are still readily identifiable as early twentieth century retail premises. Lot 20, DP 2405 (now known as 142 Hensman Road) was purchased by Mary Ann Nissen in 1907, but it was another 15 years before the site was developed. Advertisements for shop fittings and equipment indicate that the Nissen family was establishing a butcher shop in Nicholson Road in July 1922. Nissen & Sons, Butchers, were listed at the subject site in the Post Office Directories in 1923 and, as this was the first entry for this property, it is almost certain that the shop was constructed at around that time. The readily available evidence suggests that Peter Nissen (c.1870-1936) and Mary Ann Rilen (c.1872-1959) were married in Victoria in c.1894 and that they had at least 7 children in the period c.1895-1916 (at least one of whom, Peter Jr, also worked as a butcher). Members of this family had settled in Subiaco by 1904 and lived at 1 Austin Street from c.1908 until c.1937. No members of the Nissen family were listed as independent butchers in the Trades section of the Post Office Directories of 1915-1922 or 1926-1930. It therefore seems likely that they usually worked for others and that this was a short-lived (and unsuccessful) attempt at operating their own shop. In mid-1925 the premises were advertised for sale as a: … substantial Brick Shop, with one room, back verandah (cement floor), with equipment for BUTCHER’S SHOP; window, counters, large cooling chamber, etc.; also stables. Just under a year later the property was again advertised for sale, this time as an established mixed business: FRUIT, Greengrocer, Drinks, Tobacco, Dairy Produce, etc., big turnover, with Freehold, deposit £150, balance easy. 142 Hensman-rd. Subiaco. The building continued to be occupied as a mixed business until at least the late 1960s and, like many shops of this nature, had a high turn-over of proprietors during this period, including: • c.1926-1927: Miss Norma Mary McLeod • c.1928: Mrs Clara Jane Surman • c.1929: Mr Michael McCarthy • c.1930-1932: Mr Herbert William Newing • c.1933: Mrs M. Owen • c.1934-1946: Mr Samuel Walker Kenny • c.1947: Mr David Robert Meldrum • c.1949: Mrs Rose Muriel Storer • mid to late 1950s: Mr & Mrs Leonard and Eunice McAuliffe Metropolitan Sewerage Plans (c.1927) confirm that the original footprint of the building was much smaller than at present, comprising the shop with just one attached room, a street verandah wrapping around the shopfront, and a private rear verandah. However, entries in the Electoral Rolls indicate that the property was occupied as both a shop and residence from at least 1926, when the Electoral Rolls identified 142 Hensman Road as the residential address for Norma Mary McLeod, shopkeeper. A comparison of the historical Metropolitan Sewerage Plans with historical aerial photographs indicates that the building was extended to the north at some stage between c.1927 and 1953, almost certainly to create a separate residential entry and bedroom for the very modest residential quarters. This addition was largely (or fully) replaced in c.1955, when major additions were undertaken by Leonard and Eunice McAuliffe. These extended the building to the north and east, providing three bedrooms, a kitchen, living area, indoor bathroom and toilet, and a large enclosed rear verandah for the residence – and created the present general footprint. The aerial photographs from the 1950s and 1960s also show the traditional street verandah wrapping around the south-west corner and extending over each of the large shopfront windows, but this had been removed by the mid-late 1970s. The next major change appears to have been the replacement of the roof with the current corrugated sheeting in 2001. 142 Hensman Road was adopted on the Local Heritage Survey in 2002 and on the City of Subiaco Heritage List in 2015.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - medium Authenticity - medium

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Local Heritage Survey Place Record Local Heritage Survey West Subiaco Precinct 2022

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House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24143

Location

94 Hensman Rd West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Some Significance (Level 3)

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 TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Creation Date

14 Aug 2012

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1906

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • As a representative example of the application of materials and detailing which were derived from the Federation Queen Anne style, but which were applied in a more restrained manner that suited the budgets and expectations of the middle classes in Subiaco during the early twentieth century. • For its historic value as a demonstration of the period in which Subiaco underwent rapid development in the early 20th century.

Physical Description

94 Hensman Road is a single storey timber weatherboard residence with a corrugated steel hip roof displaying characteristics of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The residence has a symmetrical form with a bullnose verandah. There are two masonry chimneys with decorative rendered string lining. The verandah has a central projecting entry gable supported by double timber posts with a decorative timber valance. The gable is clad with pressed tin and a timber finial. The verandah is raised with timber decking and a central set of steps. Timber brackets line the underside of the eaves of the main roof. A face brick wall makes up the dwelling’s southern boundary. The front door is timber framed with narrow sidelights and highlight. The windows are double hung with narrow fixed sidelights. The front yard is predominately a grass area with a central paved path enclosed by a low face brick wall approximately 300mm high. A mature verge tree obscures the residence from the street. The place is serviced by a rear laneway.

History

The Post Office Directories identified 7 families along the section of Hensman Road to the north of Nicholson Road in 1901, of which four were in the block between Hamersley and Heytesbury Roads. This block had already been subdivided by the mid-1890s, but does not appear to have been substantially built up for some time. By 1905, there were 27 residents listed in the street, of whom ten were in the block between Redfern Street and Heytesbury Road. In 1910, the number of houses remained at around 27, increasing to around 42 in 1915 and around 51 in 1925. A c.1903 plan does not appear to show a residence at 94 Hensman Rd. Street numbers are first listed for Hensman Road in 1908, at which time Walter B. Vibert, builder, resided at 94 Hensman Road. Vibert was also listed at the residence in 1907. It is likely this is the place’s first appearance in Post Office Directories, suggesting the residence was built c.1906. By 1908, there were eight residences on the east side of Hensman Road between Redfern Street and Heytesbury Road but only one on the west side. The occupants of 94 Hensman Road changed regularly throughout the first half of the 20th century, and included: - 1907: Walter B. Vibert (builder) - 1910: Mrs Jane Ford - 1920: George Frederick Best (farmer) - 1930: Leslie Alfred Hynes (electrician) - 1940: Andrew A Miller - 1943: Herbert Allday (miner) Herbert Sumner Allday, miner, and his wife Marjory Evelyn Allday (nee Marriott) were recorded on electoral rolls as residing at 94 Hensman Road in 1943. By 1949, Marjory lived at Heytesbury Road and Herbert was no longer listed in Subiaco. A sewerage plan from 1955 shows a timber residence with front verandah across the full width, including a projecting central bay, which matches the extant building in 2021. A large rear extensions was added in the 2019. In August 2021, landscape works were undertaken to the front yard.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - High

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Local Heritage Survey Place Record Local Heritage Survey West Subiaco Precinct 2022

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Commercial

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24370

Location

219 Heytesbury Rd West subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 06 Oct 2015

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Considerable Significance (Level 2)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall RENDER Smooth
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Creation Date

27 Aug 2012

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1921

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • For its historic value as one of only five surviving examples of corner stores that were built in Subiaco/Shenton Park in the 1920s (all of which date from c.1921-1922). • For its aesthetic value as a good representative example of a traditional, early Inter-War era corner store with an attached residence.

Physical Description

219 Heytesbury Road is a single storey painted brick building with a corrugated steel hip roof designed in the Inter-War Free Classical style of architecture. The former store is located on the corner of Heytesbury Road and Derby Road. The building is splayed at the corner with a zero setback and a parapet wall above. The parapet is rendered with a moulded capping and a pair of ball finials flanking the corner. There is a corrugated steel skillion verandah to the corner that returns to the extents of the parapet. The verandah is supported by tapered timber posts with curved corner brackets. A wide timber door with a highlight addresses the building’s splayed corner. On either side of the corner there are large fixed timber framed shop front windows with four panes and timber mullions. The external walls are rendered to approximately 1500mm with a brick finish above, both of which have been painted. To the west of the original corner store is an attached residence set back from the front building line. The building predominately extends south along Derby Road with the front façade addressing Heytesbury Road. The roof has a ridge gablet addressing the street and features two face brick chimneys with corbelled brick capping. The residence has a front verandah with a corrugated steel roof extending off the main roof line. The verandah is supported by tapered timber posts with curved corner brackets. The main entry door is located with the verandah and features sidelights and highlights. A bank of three timber casement windows with highlights are located within the verandah. There is a front courtyard addressing Heytesbury Road enclosed by a rendered masonry pier fence with steel infill and a steel gate. There is hedge planting in front and behind the fence line. A mature verge tree largely obscures the residence from the street. The rear of the site along Derby Road is enclosed by a high rendered masonry fence approximately 1800mm high.

History

219 Heytesbury Road was designed as a purpose built butcher’s shop with an attached residence, and opened under the management of Miles and Mansfield in c.1922. A review of the Post Office Directories at five yearly intervals provides the following information about the subsequent occupation and use of the shop until the mid-twentieth century: 1925: Butcher, Edwin Miles Note: The business was advertised for sale in December 1929 to January 1930: BUTCHERING, doing 25 smalls, 1½ bodies, fittings, ice chamber, bicycle, suitable man and boy, cheap, owner going away. Particulars, 219 Heytesbury-rd., Subiaco. (January 1930) 1930: Butcher, William Vial 1935, 1940 & 1945: Butcher, Frederick Herman Bohling Frederick died in 1946, but the business appears to have been continued by other members of the family, including his son, Edward John Bohling (who died in 1952) and grandson, Ronald Bohling, who was still listed as a butcher of this address in the Electoral Roll of 1963. 219 Heytesbury Road was adopted on the draft Local Government Heritage Inventory (2002), with the following level and statement of significance: Level 2 – Notwithstanding the fact that it has been significantly altered, the place has historic, social and aesthetic significance as an example of a former corner shop in a predominantly residential area. In 2007, it was also identified as an example of a corner store in The heritage of the suburban store in the City of Subiaco.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - Medium-High: Although the place has undergone alterations the underlying form remains consistent with the original design.

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Heritage Place Record Local Heritage Survey of the West Subiaco Precinct 2022
Heritage assessment of Corner Stores in Subiaco prepared for the City of Subiaco by Annette green of Greenward Consulting City of Subiaco June 2105

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House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24190

Location

131 Lawler St West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Some Significance (Level 3)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Creation Date

14 Aug 2012

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1919

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • As a representative example of the application of materials and detailing which were derived from the Federation Queen Anne style, but which were applied in a more restrained manner that suited the budgets and expectations of the middle classes in Subiaco during the early twentieth century. • For its historic value as a demonstration of the period in which Subiaco underwent rapid development in the early 20th century.

Physical Description

131 Lawler Street is a single storey face brick dwelling with a corrugated steel hip and gable roof displaying characteristics of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The residence is located on the corner of Lawler Street and Railway Road on a triangular lot. The residence has an asymmetrical form with a projecting bay addressing the corner. The hipped roof has two ridge gablets and face brick and rough rendered chimney. The projecting bay has a panelled infill with a turned timber finial above. A corrugated steel verandah continues off the main roof pitch. The verandah is supported by square timber posts with decorative timber brackets and a timber panelling. The walls are tuckpointed brick with a timber weatherboard extension to the western façade. The front façade has a timber framed entry door with a highlight and timber framed casement windows with multi-paned glazing. The openings set within the verandah feature brick voussoirs above. The windows within the gable bay have a timber framed awning above. The front yard is predominately a grass area with some gardens and hedges along the inner fence line. The place in enclosed by a solid limestone pier wall approximately 2000mm high largely obscuring the residence. A steel gate addresses the corner with a secondary larger steel gate to the rear of the property accessed off Railway Road. The place is serviced by a rear laneway.

History

The land around Lawler Street was the earliest residential settlement within West Subiaco. By 1898, ten residences are listed in the street. By 1901, post office directories list about sixty residences within West Subiaco Precinct, of which 21 were listed in Lawler Street and twenty in immediately adjacent streets. There were around 35 houses in Lawler Street 1910, 45 in 1915, 50 in 1920 and 55 (almost all the available lots) in 1925.2 A c.1903 plan shows a vacant lot at 131 Lawler St. This house was first listed in the PO Directories in 1919 and George Newell was identified as the primary occupant until 1920. The first long-term occupants were the Christie family, who had settled here by September 1920 (when they announced the birth of a daughter). James Christie (salesman) and Lewis (also Lewes) McLeod were married in Perth in 1919. James died in 1971, aged 79, and Lewis in 1979, aged 83. Both lived at Subiaco at the time of their deaths. Electoral rolls from the 1970s suggest they were at 131 Lawler Street to the end of their lives. A sewerage plan from 1955 shows a brick residence aligned with Lawler Street, therefore at 45 degrees to Railway Parade. A verandah wraps the corner nearest Railway Parade, with a truncated corner, which matches the extant building in 2021. There appear to have been some changes made to the rear of the house in the 1980s, although the place maintained approximately the same footprint.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - High

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Local Heritage Survey Place Record Local Heritage Survey West Subiaco Precinct 2022

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House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24233

Location

241 Railway Rd West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Some Significance (Level 3)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Creation Date

14 Aug 2012

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1911

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • For its aesthetic value as a representative example of a well designed Federation era weatherboard cottage. • For its historic value as a demonstration of the period in which Subiaco underwent rapid development in the early 20th century.

Physical Description

241 Railway Road is a single storey timber weatherboard cottage with a corrugated steel hip and gable roof displaying characteristics of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture. The residence has an asymmetrical form with a projecting bay addressing the street. The roof has a face brick chimney set behind the ridge line. The gable end is clad with weatherboards to the apex and features a decorative bargeboard and a turned timber finial. A corrugated steel bullnose verandah extends along the recessed portion of the front facade. The verandah is supported by turned timber posts with decorative corner brackets. The eaves are lined with curved timber eave brackets. A second gable is located along the southwest elevation and features an arched timber louvred vent. A timber framed entry door features highlights and sidelights. Three double-hung windows, with a central sash flanked by narrow sashes are located within the verandah and projecting bay. The window within the projecting bay features a timber framed skillion awning with turned timber brackets. The front yard is partially enclosed by a face brick fence approximately 1800mm high with some grass and plantings located behind. A low hedge is located in front of the verandah with a brick paved driveway extending along the west side of the property.

History

The area bounded by Hamersley, Derby, Heytesbury and Railway Roads was marketed in 1896 as Redfern Estate No.2 by the Intercolonial Investment Company Ltd. It comprised 93 lots, of which about one third remained unsold, particularly along Nicholson Road and in the triangle formed by Bronte and Redfern Streets and the laneway. Lot 4, the future 241 Railway Road, was marked as sold. After changing occupants several times through the 1920s, from 1928 the place is listed as occupied by Albert William (Bert) Pearce, electrician, and his wife May. The couple do not appear to have had any children. Albert died in 1949, aged 62. May was still listed at the address on the electoral roll for 1980. A sewerage plan from 1927 shows a timber residence with verandah across half the front width, which matches the extant building in 2021. The house was extended to the rear in the 1980s. Railway Road through West Subiaco developed slowly. Post office directories list only seven residents between Nicholson and Bagot Roads by 1905. In 1910, there were around 13 houses in this area, increasing to 20 in 1920. The opening of the Daglish Railway Station in 1924 encouraged further residential and retail development and by 1930 there were around 40 buildings, increasing to around 50 by 1940. 241 Railway Road was first listed in Post Office Directories in 1911, when it had the address 183 Railway Road (changed c.1925). It was occupied by Thomas Boyes (c.1855-1939), engineer, and his wife Robina (nee Bennett) (c.1859-1953) from c.1911 to 1920.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - High

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

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Local Heritage Survey Place Record Local Heritage Survey West Subiaco Precinct 2022

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House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24232

Location

287 Railway Rd West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
(no listings)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Ceramic Tile
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Creation Date

14 Aug 2012

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Last Update

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

Considerable (Level 2) The place has aesthetic significance as a good example of the architectural style typical of the area and period. It has historic significance reflecting the development and settlement of the area.

History

The area of West Subiaco developed primarily as residential from the early 1900s. Most of the main roads were gazetted by 1883, but were unsealed until the 1900s. Derby Road was named after Lord Derby, Secretary for Colonies. Hensman Road was named after Mr A P Hensman, Judge and Attorney General. The first houses were established in streets closest to the commercial area along Hay Street and Rokeby Road, and the area west of the civic square, including Barker, Bagot, Hensman, Douglas, Lawler, Loretto, Raphael, Denis and Rowland Streets. Another early subdivision was located along Rokeby Road, and included Rawson, Campbell, Coolgardie, Duke, and Union Streets. Most of the West Subiaco precinct was developed by 1915, with the most recent houses to be built by c1925 in the south west corner. Two land releases, called Redfern Estates No. 1 and No. 2, were situated along the railway line opposite the new suburb of Daglish. Early public buildings in the West Subiaco precinct included the Industrial School on Barker Road (1897), later converted into King Edward Memorial Hospital in 1916. (Sources: Wise's Post Office Directory 1905-1925; Real Estate Maps, Battye Library Collection; Spillman, Ken, Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985; Chate, A, H., History of Subiaco, c1952.)

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House

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24311

Location

39 Union St West Subiaco

Location Details

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 04 Feb 2003 Some Significance (Level 3)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Creation Date

15 Aug 2012

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Last Update

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Author

City of Subiaco

Construction Date

Constructed from 1916

Demolition Year

N/A

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • As a representative example of the application of materials and detailing which were derived from the Federation Queen Anne style, but which were applied in a more restrained manner that suited the budgets and expectations of the middle classes in Subiaco during the early twentieth century. • For its historic value as a demonstration of the period in which Subiaco underwent rapid development in the early 20th century.

Physical Description

39 Union Street is a single storey face brick dwelling with a corrugated steel hip and gable roof displaying characteristics of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The residence has a symmetrical form with two gables addressing the street. The pitched roof has two ridge gablets and two face brick chimneys with decorative rendered capping. The front gables have half-timbered panelling with a rough cast rendered infill and decorative bargeboards. A corrugated steel bullnose verandah extends along the front façade set below the eave line. The verandah is supported by square timber posts with a timber valance and decorative corner brackets. The external walls are tuckpointed face brick with a rendered string course at sill height. The central timber entry door has a decorative screen door with stained-glass highlights and sidelights. Beneath each gable is a pair of timber framed double-hung windows with a projecting moulded sill and decorative under-sill panel. Adjacent to the front door is a name plaque with the title ‘FERNLEIGH’. The front yard is well maintained with rows of hedges, roses and small trees. The place is enclosed to the front by a timber picket fence with a central timber framed pergola. A carport is located to the front with matching valance and gablet detailing. A mature jacaranda is located to the verge largely obscuring the dwelling from the street.

History

A plan from c.1897 shows Union Street already subdivided into residential lots. A c.1903 plan shows three small structures on lots on the east side of Union Street and one more permanent residence, at the northeast corner of Heytesbury Road, but the west side of the street was vacant, including the future 39 Union Street. By 1912, there were around seven houses in Union Street. This increased to 17 by 1915, 30 by 1920 and 34 (all the available lots) by 1925. 39 Union Street first appears in Post Office Directories in 1916, when it is listed as occupied by Herbert J. Caporn, who remained at the place to the end of the 1940s. Esther Emily Louisa Underwood (c.1877-1950) married Herbert Henry John Caporn (c.1878-1951) in Perth in 1900. They appear to have had one child, Gladys Eliza (born 1901, later known as Deed). Esther Caporn died in 1950, aged 73. Herbert died the following year, aged 72. Both died at the home of their daughter (Mrs Kelly) in Shenton Park. As there are no Kellys listed at 39 Union Street on the 1954 Electoral Rolls, the residence appears to have passed out of the family after Herbert died. A sewerage plan from 1927 shows a brick residence with front verandah across the full width, which matches the extant building in 2021. The house was extended to the rear in the mid-1980s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - High

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Local Heritage Survey Place Record Local Heritage Survey West Subiaco Precinct 2022

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