House

Parent Place or Precinct

26001 Chesters Subdivision Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance:
• As an excellent example of a well designed and detailed “gentleman’s villa” of Subiaco dating from the Inter War period.
• For its aesthetic value as a good representative example of a well-designed Californian Bungalow villa of the Inter War period, designed to a style and scale suited to the professional/business classes.
• For its association with the ongoing development of Subiaco in the first half of the 20th century period and with local builder William Jewell who made a significant contribution to the building stock of Subiaco. This place was the Jewell family home for several decades.

Physical Description

• Corner property of late style Federation design incorporating some early features more associated with the Californian Bungalow design.
• Single storey, brick construction with tuckpoint and render finish.
• Hipped and gablet roof clad in terracotta tiles with finials to each gable and gablet. Roughcast rendered chimneys with terracotta honeypot flues.
• The entrance faces the intersection with Hamersley Road and Salisbury Street
with a gable roof to the verandah, supported on timber posts.
• The verandah to the rest of the property is formed by the continuation of the roof.
• Timber framed casement windows.
• The front garden is well planted and enclosed by timber picket fence on low
block wall with hedging.

History

James Chesters, an investor from Melbourne, purchased Perth Suburban Lots 249 to
252 in October 1891 In the same month he commenced selling residential lots in a
newly subdivided estate laid out as Deposited Plan 366 (extending across Perth
Suburban Lots 251 and 252). From c.1902 Lot 81 formed part of the grounds of
‘Anglian’, the house at 97 Hamersley Road. It was subdivided off in c.1921 and in
c.1922 a new house was built here by William Jewell, a local builder who had
previously lived in other parts of Subiaco, including 117 Hamersley Road and 300
Rokeby Road.
101 Hamersley Road was occupied as the family home of William and Mary Jewell
from 1923 until their deaths, only one day apart, on 13 and 14 March 1940. It was
then occupied by their daughter and son-in-law, Florence and George Nichols.
A plan of the lot prepared in 1927 and reviewed in 1955 for the purpose of planning
sewerage and water supply services shows that the residence has been extended
along the Salisbury Street boundary to join the house and carport, which had
previously been a galvanised iron structure. At that time a small verandah was
located on the southern elevation of the house.
Aerial photographs of the place since the mid 20th century indicate that the place has
been extended in stages with the most significant program of works in 2005. Since
that time there have been no significant external changes and the form and extent of
the original residence is still readily apparent.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High: The place continues to be used as a private residence.
Authenticity - High: The original external form and detailing of the building is largely intact.

Condition

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

Uses

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Creation Date

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