House (fmr)

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

15763

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Location

118 Aberdeen St Northbridge

Location Details

Also part of Northbridge Urban Renewal Area 14590

Other Name(s)

Office

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	17 Mar 2015

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	13 Feb 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	28 Mar 2023	Category 3	Category 3 Some/moderate significance - Contributes to the heritage of the locality.

Statement of Significance

The place reflects the expansion and development of residential and commercial buildings on the city fringes during the rapid population increase of the 1890's gold boom and the early years of the twentieth century. The place is associated with the Hon. Frederick Piesse and builder, Robert O. Law.

Physical Description

Single storey brick shop with hipped tile roof and attached residence to rear. Parapet and cantilevered awning to street. Shop has large aluminium framed windows. Timber frame windows on residence. Face brick chimney with rendered cornice.
A shopfront has been added to the house at some point in the past. The house has been extended towards Aberdeen street compared to the c1950 sewer map.

History

This house was apparently the residence of the Hon. Frederick Piesse, c.1897, then of the prominent Perth builder Robert O. Law (1900 and 1904 PO Directories). Law was involved with contract work on the City's sewerage system, and the State's railways, as well as undertaking major building projects, such as the Perth Mint, Harry Boan's department store, and Surrey Chambers for Neil McNeil, who lived next door at No. 118. Another well known identity in the neighborhood at this time was J. S. Battye, who lived across the road at 'Nuestro Nido'. In 1924, a Miss M. Scott, a dancing teacher, lived there with Mr Walter Scott.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low authenticity. Residence to rear probably predates shop. Low authenticity.

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	The Village Northbridge Heritage Inventory	Develop WA - MRA	August 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Creation Date

15 Dec 2000

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Approved

Last Update

28 Nov 2023

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