Winship House

Author

Shire of Shark Bay

Place Number

11717

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Location

4 Mainland St Denham Townsite

Location Details

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	12 Dec 1997	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

Winship House has historic significance as one of the older houses in Denham and for its association with Billy Hughes, a local identity in Shark Bay. Its small scale, simple form and use of construction materials make it characteristic of the type of building in that era.

Physical Description

Set low off Mainland Street in a small hollow and surrounded by trees and vegetation, Winship House is a small timber framed house clad with vertical corrugated iron and fibro to the walls. The building has a combination hipped and gable corrugated iron roof which extends to cover the front verandah. Supported on timber posts, the verandah still has a timber floor. Part of the verandah is enclosed with fibro. One of the original small four pane timber framed windows has been replaced with a french door to the front facade.

History

The original builder and owner of Winship House was William (Billy) Hughes, a pearler, carpenter and Justice of the Peace, after whom Hughes Street in Denham was named. The house derives its name from a subsequent owner, Mrs Tuppy Winship, who with her husband, leased the Post Office for many years. (Source: Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p25.)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Medium Degree

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". p.25	DPUD	1991

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
1946	Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay.	Report	1988

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	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, corrugated

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
PEOPLE	Local heroes & battlers

Creation Date

20 May 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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