House, 35 Woodstock Street, Mt Hawthorn

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A corner house, with frontages on both Matlock street and Woodstock street. The dwelling is brick and tile, with 3 bedrooms, a living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry and entryway. A garage is adjacent to the property on the Woodstock Street elevation and an outhouse os located towards the back of the property.

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Metropolitan Sewerage Vents

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• 23738 Sewerage Vent, West Perth

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Metropolitan Sewerage Vents comprises six circular metal ventilation shafts approximately 30-50 feet (9-15 metres) high, with decorative cast iron bases providing rare evidence of the earliest establishment of deep sewerage system in Perth from 1911. The group is a smallrepresentative sample of the 1911 sewerage ventilation shafts, which have now largely been removed across the city and country.

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A discontinuous group of Metropolitan Sewerage Vents. Each vent is similar in design, comprising an ornate circular cast iron base with fluting and moulding which contains the letters M S (Metropolitan Sewerage) in the lower portion. An access panel, measuring approximately 20cm by 10cm and secured by a bolt in each corner, provides visual access into the vents.

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The collective group of Metropolitan Sewerage Vents were erected between c.1911 and 1928 to assist in reducing odours associated with the completion of Perth's new sewerage system. In 2013, Metropolitan Sewerage Vents remains as a collection of street furniture with no current functional use.

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Claisebrook Railway Station

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House, 137 Joel Terrace, East Perth

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The place is a representative example of a Federation Queen Anne styled residence.

The place is a representative example of a substantial two-storey dwelling built during the subdivision and expansion of Perth’s suburbs during the Gold Boom.

The place is associated with Marie-Louise Monnier (aka Josie De Bray), who established a number of brothels in Perth in the 1920s and 1930s. The place is known to be associated with prostitution in Perth although it is not believed to have functioned as a brothel.

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‘The place is a two-storey Federation Queen Anne style dwelling, situated along Joel Terrace, on the corner of Leslie Street, East Perth. The hipped roof is tiled, with tall chimneys on rendered plinths with solid moulded tops and double clay pots. The front is dominated by a protruding gable over a facetted bay and features turned timber brackets both sides and exposed timber eave batons. The main roof of the southern elevation has been interrupted with the addition of a dormer window. It is situated in a landscaped garden, little of which is original, in addition to new fencing, garage and outbuildings, which are accessed via Leslie Street. The face brick is tuck-pointed to the facade; however, the house has been painted. The front verandah has been tiled with contemporary tiles as has the steps. Security bars in decorative wrought iron have been fitted to the ground floor windows. The bay windows to the ground and first floors each comprise a set of three sash windows. Whilst the front of the house is original, with some alterations to finishes, the middle portion of the house has been reconstructed in circa 1980, with later additions to the rear.’

History

The land upon which House, 137 Joel Terrace, East Perth was built was originally part of Swan Location A4, which was subdivided in 1897 as part of the East Norwood Estate, and sewerage plans for the area dating to 1900 show a house at the current location as early as 1900. In 1902 the house was sold by Charles Sommers, which was described as a: Fine Two-storeyed BRICK RESIDENCE, tiled roof, containing seven large rooms, verandah and balcony, vestibule, kitchen, washhouse, conservatory, and bathroom in main building; detached stable, coach-house, workshop, fowlhouses and runs, well, tanks, etc. In 1913 James Moody is listed in the Western Australian Post Office Directory as the owner and the place is referred to as being at 137 Joel Street, Norwood, although newspaper advertisements looking for needlework indicate the Moody family was living at the place in 1912. It is unknown who occupied the house in the 1920s, but in 1932 Marie-Louise Monnier purchased the place. Monnier was a notorious figure, known to police and a number of Perth residents, as a brothel owner. Prostitutes working at the Roe Street brothel were known to make social calls to the residence. In 1919 Marie-Louise Monnier (aka Josie De Bray) had established a brothel at 98 Roe Street, which was relocated to ‘Josie Villa’ at 22 Roe Street in 1924 after complaints by the owner of the Michelides Tobacco Factory. A number of brothels were scattered throughout Perth and Fremantle during the Gold Boom period, their presence causing the occasional scandal in local newspapers. While brothels were kept on Murray Street it is known that brothels were operating on Roe Street by 1895. By 1915, the police developed a policy of ‘containment,’ where brothels on Roe Street were tolerated, as they were able to be monitored for venereal disease and the risk of brothels emerging in the suburbs was reduced. In 1937 Monnier sold House, 137 Joel Terrace, East Perth and returned to her native France, possibly fearing the repercussions of the investigation into the Roe Street brothels headed by H S Raphael. By this point Monnier owned multiple brothels in the Roe Street ‘red light district’. The investigation became a full Royal Commission, with women’s groups calling for an end to the prostitution in the area. The public debate over the Roe Street brothels covered issues of state regulation of brothels, the risk of infectious disease, questions over risk taking behaviour and moral standards. A number of brothel owners and prostitutes were called to give evidence. Several brothel owners and prostitutes were fined as part of this inquiry, although the Roe Street brothels remained in operation until 1958. After being sold by Monnier House, 137 Joel Terrace, East Perth was damaged in 1939, but underwent restoration works in 1940. Further restoration works were undertaken in 1980.

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The building has some aesthetic value, which is expressed through its design, size, massing, scale and prominent position along Joel Terrace. The place has some rarity value as an example of a substantial two-storey Federation Queen Anne dwelling within the Town of Vincent, of which there are few remaining.

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The place is a two-storey Federation Queen Anne style dwelling, situated along Joel Terrace, on the corner of Leslie Street, East Perth. The hipped roof is tiled, with tall chimneys on rendered plinths with solid moulded tops and double clay pots. The front is dominated by a protruding gable over a facetted bay and features turned timber brackets both sides and exposed timber eave batons. The main roof of the southern elevation has been interrupted with the addition of a dormer window. It is situated in a landscaped garden, little of which is original, in addition to new fencing, garage and outbuildings, which are accessed via Leslie Street. The face brick is tuck-pointed to the facade, however the house has been painted. The front verandah has been tiled with contemporary tiles as has the steps. Security bars in decorative wrought iron have been fitted to the ground floor windows. The bay windows to the ground and first floors each comprise a set of three sash windows. Whilst the front of the house is original, with some alterations to finishes, the middle portion of the house has been reconstructed in circa 1980, with later additions to the rear. Painting of brick work; reconstuction to the rear

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In its early development stage, Joel Terrace represented the northern growth of the East Perth area, which would eventually link with the suburb of Mount Lawley. In the 1890s, the demand for housing was substantial as a result of the gold rushes, and led to the subdivision of large blocks of land in the vicinity of Perth, and in particular along the railway line. The area of Mount Lawley within which the subject property is situated, was originally part of Swan Location A4, which was subdivided in 1897 as part of the East Norwood Estate. The surveyors were Crossland and Hardy and the developer was the Perth (WA) Estate Company Limited, a syndicate consisting of GF Salas, CHD Smith, CW Garland and Zebina Lane. The City of Perth rate books for 1901 show that Smith, Garland and Lane paid ₤675 in rates for the land they owned in the Estate, the capital value of which was ₤9,000. In 1903 the capital value was the same but the rates had increased to ₤1,675. That year the other two names were crossed out, leaving the owner listed as Zebina Lane & Co. The blocks in this estate were described as 'splendid building lots' and those with river frontage, between Joel Terrace and the river were double in size to those of the interior ones. This block was amongst the early ones sold. The majority of blocks were sold by 1913 and the remainder being taken up by the State Government. Contrasting to the large river-fronting lots along Joel Terrace were 'spec' housing for the rental market, which were erected along the railway line in East Parade. A number of these blocks, plus a few on the south side of Bramall Street and two in Summers Street were the first to have houses erected on them. Sewerage plans circa 1900 outlined the subject house, at the corner Leslie Street. It was located in what was then a sparsely populated area. Various out-houses surrounded the house (including a long narrow structure likely to have been stables associated with dwelling). A later sewerage plans from 1919 showed the house clearly delineated with a rear verandah, water tank and galvanised iron shed. Although two-storey, the footprint of the dwelling was comparable to other dwellings in the vicinity. Likely original Building Licences from the City of Perth from circa 1900 have been destroyed or missing. Archive licence cards show a number of licences issued from 1903, including mention of a two-storey dwelling along Joel Terrace. However nothing conclusive is available regarding the early licences of circa 1900 without the assistance of original Certificate of Titles. Joel Terrace was listed in Wise's Post Office Directories for the first time in 1904. At that time five houses were listed to private owners and the rest of the land to Zebian Lane & Co. It is probable that the subject place was one of the houses listed. A licence was issued for the subject property to L.M Mourisier (note: spelling unclear in original records) in 1940, although no description of the works was available. In 1957, a licence was issued for bathroom, laundry and water closet works to Mr Zilioli. Anecdotal evidence from the current owner suggests a fire destroyed the rear portion of the house in 1939. In 1980 licences was issued to C. Gareffa for a second storey addition, garage and pool. When it first appeaetd in the Directories, the suburb was known as 'Norwood' and it continued to be referenced that way until the 1940s. In 1906 there were 15 residents identified as living along Joel Terrace, including Mr Jonathan McCarthy, sergant of police and Mr Marcus Wilkins, a builder. At this time no females are listed. The following year (1907), similar names appear, with the addition of the Mills & Co, brick, tile and pottery makers. The builder, Mr Marcus Wilkins was shown then to be living at a house named 'Norwood Villa'. By 1910 the houses in the East Perth porition were provided with street numbers, but not in teh section containing the subject place. At this time there were only three houses listed on teh western side between Pakenham and Mitchell Streets. Also at this time, the market gardener Mr Tung Fong is shown, who appears to be still in residence in the late 1950s. In 1912 when the when the street numbers were allocated, James F. Moody was living at No. 137 on the corner of Leslie Street. By 1920 the street had developed substantially with several builders, a motor car proprietor, painter, in addition to Perth City Council Municipal Baths which were 'off' No. 72. At this time, in 1920, Mr David Wimbridge was shown as occupying No.137 Joel Terrace, on the corner of Leslie Street. In 1941 Mrs Florence McGinnis was listed at the subject place. By this time, which was in the middle of World War II when large numbers of men had enlisted and were away with the Armed Services, 16 women were listed as primary occupants for the buildings along Joel Terrace. In addition, a number of vacancies were shown. In 1949 the last year of the Wise's Post Office Directories the property was occupied by Mrs Annette M O'Neill, and was possibly being run as a women's boarding house. Iti is believed that earlier on in its history it was run by French woman and that 'when Roe Street was home to the city's brothels, it was the sleeping quarters for a madam's workers' (Prestige Property in Sunday Times, 19.12.2004,p.16). When the house was put up for sale in 2005 it was described as a 'grand' home, which 'appears to be suspended in time' (Voice News, 5.3.2005 p.15 & Guardian Express, 8.3.2005, p.40).

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Norwood Hotel

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Preston Flats

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Preston Flats are a represenative example of the Interwar Contemporary style, influenced by Functionalism, the plein air movement and the need for individual identity for each unit. The flats demonstrate a considered and sophisticated response to a way of life promoted during the 1930s.

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A two storey block of flats typical of the Inter War building style. It features cantilevered eyebrow window awnings, brick string courses and multi-paned windows. The balconies are integral under the main roof and have the character of outdoor rooms, consistent with the plein air movement popular at the time, where people were encouraged to sleep outdoors. The building steps back from the street frontage in a characteristic waterfall frontage along the side façade, providing corner windows facing the street and giving each unit a sense of identity. The gardens in the short setback from the road obscure views of the place. None apparent

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Stirling Street was named after Sir James Stirling (1791-1865), founder of the Swan River Colony and Governor from 1828-1839. Stirling was born in Scotland and joined the Royal Navy at the age of 12. In 1823 he married Ellen Mangles, after whom a portion of what later became Newcastle Street was named. Stirling first visited Western Australia in 1827 and was impressed with it. He wanted to found a colony and without his strong lobbying and Britain's fears that the French would beat them to it, the Swan River might not have been established in 1829. The 1897 PWD City of Perth & Suburbs sewerage map (Sheet 7, 18.8.1897) showed some kind of building on this block with a much smaller, narrow one on the rear boundary. No. 264 was listed in Wise's Post Office Directories for the first time in 1911 with a W. Rimmer residing there. From 1912 to 1915 it was Max Konegsberg, a marine dealer ('bottleo' or bottle collector) listed as this address. In 1919 it was occupied by Mrs M. Sadagursky and Isaac Levy was listed as living there from at least 1930 to 1940. In the 1930s, it was reported that '˜flat life' was becoming more popular in Perth and suburbs, as evidenced by the construction of several blocks in and around the city. Flat conversion was also seen as a way of dealing with old-fashioned residences at this time, with a number undergoing extensive refurbishment and renovation, which often included a new façade. Other of the older homes were removed to make way for the new flat developments, which appears to have been the case for the subject place. Preston Flats were listed in the Directories for the first time in 1941. In 1945 the occupants were listed for the first time for five of the six flats: William Mildwater (No. 1), Mrs E. Holcroft (No. 2), Mrs A. Allen (No. 3), Thomas Prout (No. 4) and E. Campion (No. 5). In 1949 the last year of the Directories the occupants were: Frederick Harper, Len Smith, Ern R. Oldfield, John A. Holcroft, Ern Campion and Charles W. Mildwater. These lists indicate that members of the Holcroft, Campion and Mildwater families had been in residence from at least 1945 to 1949. Changes to the flats in more recent times include a concrete slab to the front verandah in 1960 '“ the licence for this was applied for in the name of D. Balestra. Additions and alterations were made in 2002 and balconies were also added in 2002.

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East Perth Power Station

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East Perth Railway Station

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The Public Transport Centre is a singular example of the Late Twentieth Century Brutalist style, designed by a notable architectural practice of the day. The place set new design standards for railway facilities and interior architecture . It is a landmark in the area, made more visible recently with the development of the Graham Farmer freeway. For a quarter of the century it has been the headquarters for railways in the state and the point of arrival and departure for interstate and intrastate rail services.

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The centre comprises a large footprint five storey office block, covered passenger terminal and train sidings. The office tower is constructed in dark brown face brickwork, off form concrete and glass. It is unusual for the passive solar designed angled vertical piers over the windows. The enclosed concourse is a multi level open space, articulated by columns, which accommodates waiting areas, historical display and interpretation, reception and security facilities. The platforms for interstate and intrastate trains are covered for the whole of their length. A footbridge links the interstate and intrastate platforms and the Public Transport Centre with the adjoining East Perth suburban railway station. Asphalt car parks None apparent

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Prior to the construction of the Public Transport Centre in 1976, the subject site is listed as WA Government Railways (local sheds) in the Wise's Post Office Directories in 1949. In that year, the site accommodated a power house, steel tanks, engine sheds and railway lines as shown on a Sewerage Plan. The Public Transport Centre was built as the interstate passenger terminal and administration headquarters for Westrail. Its construction followed the completion of the standard gauge rail between Kalgoorlie and Fremantle in the 1960s to facilitate passenger and freight transport across the country. The Indian Pacific makes two journeys, each way each week, between Sydney and Perth via Adelaide. It is one of the greatest ways to journey across the continent, the trip covers 4352 km and some of Australia's most severe landscapes. The building was designed by architectural firm Forbes & Fitzhardinge. In 1977, they were awarded the RAIAWA award of specific merit for interior architecture for the Public Transport Centre. The building set a new standard for railway station design, creating in its public spaces a high quality environment, providing for the needs and amenity of travellers. The history of rail travel is also on display at the Centre. A steam locomotive is situated in the forecourt and a red timber passenger carriage is displayed inside the building. A footbridge crosses the standard gauge line to access the adjoining East Perth suburban station. The building's name has been changed to the Public Transport Centre from the Westrail Centre.

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St Francis Xavier Church Catholic School

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08770 St. Francis Xavier Church

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St Francis Xavier Catholic School is an Interwar primary school, located with St Francis Xavier Church, serving the comparatively poorly serviced neighbourhood east of Lord Street. It extends the already strong Catholic educational presence within the district. It is comparable, albeit modest in accommodation standards, with Catholic neighbourhood primary schools developed in other parts of the region in the Interwar period, such as Nedlands and Claremont.

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The single storey school building is laid out in a form comparable with other neighbourhood Catholic primary schools of the period. It has a hipped tiled roof with walls of brick dado and render and double hung windows. The street façade has a central symmetrical feature formed by an Art Deco style stepped rendered parapet wall, with two sets of two double hung windows overlain with diagonal tracery. This Art Deco motif was used to articulate other key elements of the school. Short setback- grass and mature street trees None apparent

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The Catholic story in the colony of Western Australia began to take shape in 1841. The gold discoveries of the 1890s changed the face of the Catholic Church by bringing an influx of lay Catholics from the eastern states of Australia whilst big waves of migration between 1920s and post-World War II meant the rapid expansion of parishes and schools in Perth and the country areas. St Francis Xavier School was constructed in the 1930s to serve the increasing numbers of the Catholic community. The Westralia Estate, on which the School is situated, was developed in 1895 on the western side of the Fremantle-Guildford Railway line, in the East Perth area, while the East Norwood Estate was developed in 1898, on the eastern side of the line. The subdivisions were carried out by the Perth (WA) Estate Company Limited and were a result of the population boom created by the gold discoveries in the State. St Francis Xavier School was constructed circa 1935, probably at the same year as the St Francis Xavier Church, on the corner of West Parade and Windsor Street, replaced three residential dwellings at the original site. The Wise's Post Office Directories illustrate that St Francis Xavier School is listed as Nos. 21-27 before 1949. It replaced Nos. 21, 25 and 27 on the site, of which No. 21 was the earliest dwelling built circa 1906 with Robert Holliday as the first resident. Just one year before the construction of the church, William J. Coreoran, R. Lindsay and Mrs. A. A. Cahill were lived at Nos. 21, 25 and 27 respectively. St Francis Xavier School served the comparatively poorly serviced neighbourhood east of Lord Street. It extends the already strong Catholic educational presence within the district such as Aranmore College and Sacred Heart College. The school is comparable, albeit modest in accommodation standards, with Catholic neighbourhood primary schools developed in other parts of the region in the Interwar period, such as Nedlands and Claremont. In 1947, an application was submitted to the City of Perth to erect a school play shed at the subject site by St Mary's Cathedral, the then owner of the school. The plans show that the subject lot accommodates a church and a school and the subject place had an address of No. 25 Windsor Street, East Perth. A Sewerage Plan dated 1953 illustrates that the School was built in a rectangular form, addressing Windsor Street. There was a verandah at the rear of the building. An asbestos outbuilding and two brick water closets were located at the rear of the subject lot. In 1982, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Perth submitted an application proposed to construct an extension at the rear of the existing Emmanuel Disabled Centre, which is addressing Windsor Street.

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St. Francis Xavier Church

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• 18069 St Francis Xavier Church Catholic School

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L.J. Goody Bioethics Centre

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St Bernadette's Church & Presbytery

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Lincoln Flats

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Lincoln Flats demonstrates a contemporaneous way of ’flat’ life in the 1940s, by one of the notable architect proponents of the new urban style of living, David Krantz. It is a fine representative example of the Interwar Contemporary style. Its form dramatises the corner location.

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The double storey brick structure comprises 12 flats, with six on each level. The walls are rendered on the lower level extending to dado height on the first floor, above which is face brick. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The main street façade is the narrower of the building frontages and features a vertical panel of face brickwork central on the Beaufort Street facade. The dado line also forms the balustrade for the upper walkway above a covered verandah on the ground floor. The verandah is supported by slender steel posts. The walk way on the first floor is extended dramatically down the staircase. All the windows are sets of two casements, each comprising 4 panes in a vertical configuration. Corner location-setback from both streets with a low face brick wall on the boundary. Grassed and paved areas with plantings in the corner area. None apparent

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In 1933, it was reported that 'flat life' was becoming more popular in Perth and suburbs, as evidenced by the construction of several blocks in and around the city. Flat conversion was also seen as a way of dealing with old-fashioned residences at this time, with a number undergoing extensive refurbishment and renovation, which often included a new façade. Other of the older homes were removed to make way for the new flat developments, as was the case here. Lincoln Street is believed to have been named after Abraham Lincoln, chief organist and choirmaster at St Alban's Church (No. 423 Beaufort Street). This five - acre site, Perth Suburban Lot 166, was gratned to the Church of England in 1874 but remained unused until 1888 when, in reponse to the increase in their congregation, open-air services commenced on teh site under a large gum tree, In Feburary 1889, the foundation stone for Highgate's St Alban's Church was laid and the church opened for service in June 1889. This was named after St Alban's Cathedral in Highgate, London. In 1903 the block was split thus forming St Alban's Avenue and much of the site underwent subdivision. Lincoln Flats (now Fisher Court) are a large block of twelve flats constructed in 1939 for the Anglican Diocesan Trustees. They were built on vacant Church owned land adjoining St Alban's Church. The flats are referred to in the City of Perth rate Books as 'St Alban's Flats'. At the time of their construction Dr Percy Wardell-Johnson had his home and adjoining surgery on the opposite corner at Nos. 416 - 418 Beaufort Street. The building was later demolished and replaced with a block of flats. In 1944, half the flats were occupied by women. This was towards the end of World War II when many men were away in the armed services. Since the rise in popularity of inner-city living and flat/apartment living in Highgate in the latter part of the 20th Century, a number of flats have been refurbished. For example, flat No. 15 was gutted in 2005/2006 and refitted with a new bathroom and kitchen and jarrah-look floor boards. When put for sale in August 2006, the advertisement stated that the unit had 'city views'.

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The three former houses at Nos. 451, 453 and 455 Beaufort Street, are a fine group consisting of representative examples of the Federation Bungalow style. The places were consciously designed as a cohesive group to contribute to the streetscape quality and character. The places now demonstrate the suitability of the conversion of such a group for commercial purposes.

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The three buildings were designed to be read as a group. Each place is a fine example of the Federation Bungalow style, with 453 and 455 designed with decorative gables to the right and 451 designed with its decorative gable to the left, to complete the composition. 453 and 455 have identical colour schemes, chimneys, bracketted gables, double posted verandahs with shallow arched valences, below simple spindles. 451 has a different colour scheme, has lost its chimneys, its decorative gable has vertical battens instead of horizontal battens and its double posted verandah has decorative curved brackets, en lieu of spinled valences. Generally the places are single storey face brick, tuckpointed with rendered banding at sill and half window height. The predominan roofs are hipped gambrels with gable feature over protruding front room with facetted bay. Gable detailed in wide timbers over roughcast. Separate full front verandah with a bull nosed roof supported with twin square timber posts. The windows are double hung sashes with decorative vertical iron bars on the exterior. Distinctive roughcast chimneys with vertical details on each face between top and lower corbelled moulding details. Setback with a low hedge along the front boundary and others along the edge of the verandah. Paving in between the hedges. The settings have been changed to reflect a commercial character. Little adaptation is apparent to the buildings.

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The subdivision of Highgate Hill was developed by surveyor Charles Crossland in 1874, and named after his birthplace in London. Highgate Hill originally consisted of a small isolated cluster of homes erected for workmen's cottages, in the hollow on the east side of Beaufort Street. Following the construction of St Alban's Church in 1889, a number of larger homes were built in the surrounding area. Between 1910 and 1915 three substantial homes were added on Beaufort Street, immediately north of St Alban's Church and a substantial residence and a surgery were erected at Nos. 416 - 418 Beaufort Street (corner of Lincoln Street) for Dr Percy Hugh Wardell-Johnson. Dr Wardell-Johnson was at one time the chief medical practioner with the Public Health Department and also the East Perth Football Club's doctor. The building and practice were sold to Dr. M.L Kreitmayer in 1938, and by the 1940 Post Office Directory listed his surname had been Anglicised to Creightmore. This did not stop him being interned in 1942 during World War 11 because of his German origins. Dr Colin M. Graham took over the practice in 1942 and in 1949 Dr A T Watson was in residence. The house and surgery were later demolished and replaced by a large block of flats. In 1915 Nos. 453 - 455 Beaufort Street and No. 2 St Alban's Avenue were occupied by Mrs A. Stephens, Thomas Conroy and Charles S. Holden. In 1949 No. 453 was occupied by Doug Fullerton and No. 455 by William F. Rohun and No. 2 St Alban's Avenue by Mis Grace Searle. By 2001, No. 451 Beaufort Street has been converted to a shop, and No. 453 and No. 455 had been restored and converted to use as professional offices. In 2007 No. 452 was a lawyers offices, No. 455 was Bebabo Hair and No. 2 St Albans' Avenue was occupied by Daybeds and the house at the rear was a private dwelling.

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The three former houses at No. 2 St Albans Avenue and Nos. 453 and 455 Beaufort Street, are a fine group consisting of representative examples of the Federation Bungalow style. The places were consciously designed as a cohesive group to contribute to the streetscape quality and chracter. The places now demonstrate the suitability of the conversion of such a group for commercial properties.

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Place at No. 2 St Albans Avenue, Highgate forms part of a group with Nos. 453 (Lot 3) and No. 455 (Lot 2) Beaufort Street, Highgate. Refer to the listing for these properties for a detailed description.

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Refer to Place Record Form for Nos. 453 (Lot 3) and No. 455 (Lot 2) Beaufort Street for detail on the background.

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Terrace of 4 Houses

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The terraces are a fine and intact example of the Federation Queen Anne style, which forms a distinctive streetscape element and demonstrate a way of life from the early 1900’s.

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Four attached two storey terrace houses with the upper level, accessed by stairs, just above street level and the lower storey appearing as a basement, reflecting the steep slope of the land down to the rear of the site. The red face brick facades of the upper storey feature twin double hung windows surmounted by a band of decorative stucco, and a finial topped gable feature set into the roof above a bull-nose verandah. The lower storey is constructed from stone. The massive brick chimneys shared by each pair have 8 chimney pots. Lawns and gardens in the small street setback Alterations and additions undertaken to No. 47 (2004 - 2005)

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Chatsworth Road is part of the Highgate Hill subdivision developed by surveyor Charles Crossland in 1874, and named for his birthplace in London. The street was named about 1883 by Samuel Copley who further subdivided the land there. Chatsworth in Yorkshire, England was his birthplace. The road is an intact streetscape characterised by consistent small front and side setbacks and predominately single-storey cottages of a modest scale. The Perth Metropolitan Sewerage Maps dated 1897 and the Building Licences issued for Chatworth Road indicate that the first development along Chatsworth Road commenced c 1896 and continued throughout the Gold Boom Period with most of the street being built out by 1910. The Perth Rates Books indicate that architect Mr D H Inverarity, was the owner of the land in 1900 and 1901 prior to the construction of the four terraces. In 1902 when the land was still vacant, mine manager, William John Hayes was listed as the owner of the land. William John Hayes, was owner of the land when the four terraces were constructed in 1903. The rates books show that in 1904 Mr Hayes rented the terraces to Mr A McDonald, an inspector (No. 47); Nicholas Greet, a labourer (No. 49) and Ernest Hugh Hamilton, an architect (No. 51) with No. 53 being vacant. The development of nearby Hyde Park took place around the turn of the century and this attraced new people to this area as did the introduction of electric trams along Beaufort Street, following the passing of the WA Tramway Act of 1897. While those residents who worked in Perth could walk to work, access to and from the area was very much improved with the introduction of the service. The trams were gradually phased out during the 1950's and replaced by trolley buses. The last tram to the Vincent area ran on the North Perth line on 1 February 1958. The Wise Post Office Directories indicate that throughout the first part of the twentieth century the terraces continued to be rental properties, with short term tenants, most of which staying only a couple of years. In 1949, the last year the Directories were published No. 47 was empty and the residents in the others were: Mrs Dublin (No. 49), Les A. Phillips and Alex Crocos (No. 51) and Mrs Laura Weeks in No. 53.

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St Alban's Church, Highgate

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Saint Alban’s Church, Highgate is in sound condition although there is some spalling and delamination of walls, and in 2003 inappropriate repainting techniques and materials were being applied. The continued use of the place as a church has maintained it in fair general condition. Much of the building is covered in creeper, which in 2010 appears to have died.

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Statement of Significance

St Albans Church is a fine example of the early ecclesiastical architecture of J.J. Talbott Hobbs in the late 1880s and 1890s. Its Romanesque style marks a departure from the Gothic style previously preferred for Anglican churches. The church served Highgate Hill, the first suburb developed north of Perth. It was extended within a decade of its original construction. It has provided religious support to the Highgate Hill community and for parishioners in the local community for over 110 years.

Physical Description

The church is built of limestone with red brick quoins and buttresses in the informal Romanesque style, which in the late colonial period was often used as an alternative to the Gothic, which had been the preferred style for churches from the time of the dominance of the British ecclesiological movement, particularly in the colonies. The church consists of a gabled nave and sanctuary with a parallel gabled aisle, supplemented by gabled porches, chapel, vestry etc. Gables carry arched stained glass windows. The church has a fleche located above the western door. A free standing bell tower stands at the rear of the church. The pipe organ and other original interior details remain in place. The church is setback from the road in an open lawned setting with mature shrubs across the front of the building. 1970 hall addition

History

St Alban's Anglican Church, named after the first martyr of Britain, was built on five acres of bushland to serve the new subdivision of Highgate Hill, the first suburb on the north side of Perth. The area had been subdivided and developed by surveyor Charles Crossland in 1874, and named for his birthplace in London. Highgate Hill consisted of a small isolated cluster of homes erected for workmen's cottages, in the hollow on the east side of Beaufort Street. The first service was held on the stie under a gum tree in September 1888. A public meeting was held in January 1889 in the St George's Cathedral school room regarding 'the erection of a Mission Chapel at Highgate Hill'. Such was the response that enough money was raised for the work to go ahead and the foundation stone was laid the following month by Mrs Hare (27 February 1889). The church was designed by architect J.J. Talbot Hobbs and completed in just four months. It was consecrated on 13 June 1889. In 1895, a Rectory, also designed by Hobbs, was built on the Beaufort-Lincoln street corner of the site. The first Parish Hall was built on the Beaufort Street-St Alban's Ave corner and opened on 18 August 1896. The hall was used for Sunday School and later for Brownies and Girl Guides as well as for many other social occasions. In 1898, St Alban's became a separate parish and a mission was opened along with the hall. At that stage Beaufort Street was not formed much past St Alban's and 'night after night we went trampling through the sand signing hymns and bringing many back with us to the crowded hall'. (Revd F J Price, 1937). That same year the church was enlarged and a memorial stone for the extension was laid by Sir John Forrest on 30 July. The completed church was dedicated on 1 November 1898, on St Alban's Day. When St Alban's was built in 1889, it was planned that the window in the sanctuary, the middle window on each side wall and a small window in the front would be filled in with some stained glass which had been imported a decade earlier for St George's Cathedral, but not used. However the windows in the side walls, were fitted with clear glass instead, and the stained glass, depicting St Michael and St George, was later uncovered in a storage room. It was eventually installed when the Church was enlarged in 1898. At some later stage an organ made by Robert Cecil Clifton (1854-1931) was installed. It is still in use. Clifton also built three other organs for Anglican churches in Western Australia. The St Alban's one was built in 1902 for the music room in Clifton's Adelaide Terrace hme. At the time of its construction Clifton was a clerk in the Lands Department. Later on in his career he became Under Secretary for Lands. The original wooden parish hall was demolished and replaced by the present hall c.1970's.

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