Dwelling, 7 McDowell Street

Parent Place or Precinct

19882 McDowell Street Precinct

Statement of Significance

Formerly, the place had aesthetic value for its contribution to the Yarloop heritage area.
Formerly, the place demonstrated the standard type of housing provided for mill workers by their employers.

Physical Description

Timber framed dwelling with weatherboard cladding. Sash windows to the front elevation, 6-over-6 style. Shallow pitched gable roof clad in corrugated galvanised iron. The skillion roof verandah extends across the full width of the façade. The verandah has been partially enclosed at the southern end to form a sunroom around the front door.

Destroyed by January 2016 Yarloop/Harvey/Waroona Fire. Replacement dwelling built in 2018, has no cultural heritage significance.

History

One of the timber cottages built in the townsite for the accommodation of workers from the workshops.

The houses were built predominantly by the company which owned and managed the town, Millar's Timber and Trading Company from the 1890s to the 1970s. The materials for the cottages were likely to have been manufactured in the workshop and local tradesmen built the homes to a standard design.

This building was burnt down by the January 2016 Yarloop/Harvey/Waroona Fire. The Chimney was left standing however has was deemed structurally unsound and was subsequently removed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Nil/ Nil

Condition

N/A

Uses

Historic Themes

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