Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
251 Stanhope Rd Walliston
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1913
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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State Register | Registered | 20 Jul 2004 |
Register Entry Assessment Documentation |
Heritage Council |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Aug 2013 | Category 1 |
Category 1 |
The following statement is drawn from the Register entry for the inclusion of the place on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2004.
Set back from the roadside amidst a forested backdrop and open paddocks to the front. Small timber framed structure with vertical slab cladding, small timber framed casement windows, shallow pitched gable roof with short sheet corrugated galvanised iron. Rear lean-to section. Slab constructed stable block with gabled roof
Land allocation, technology, orchards, rail transport
Level of Integrity - High; Level of Authenticity - High
Good This simple cottage was built c1915 by Levi John Wallis (1874-1966). Levi’s father, John Wallis established a large orchard named ‘Orangedale’ and was an active member of the local community as a representative on the Roads Board and the Fruitgrowers association. John and Emma Wallis were the first landholders in the district and had eight children. Three sons, including Levi, took up land in the district and the area was named ‘Walliston’ in recognition of the family’s contribution. Levi Wallis was granted the land on which this cottage is located in 1895 and worked as a labourer and gardener in the district. He married Ada Morris in 1913 and the couple must have settled on this land soon after and built a basic shack to live in. This cottage was originally intended as a stable but the growing family moved in to it as apparently it was better than the shack. Levi and Ada had three children by 1916 and a fourth in 1921. Levi Wallis continued to work as a labourer finding work with the Roads Board clearing roads and later he secured employment with the Railways. The house was occupied until 1978 and then fell into disrepair. The current owners undertook conservation works in 2005 and the place is currently [2013] used for accommodation.
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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LSC No.s 192, 193, 1195 | Photographs |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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5954 | Levi Wallis cottage : final conservation works report. | Conservation works report | 2003 |
7588 | Levi Wallis' stables and dairy - final report : Final conservation works report | Conservation works report | 2005 |
5176 | Levi Wallis'Cottage : final report : interim conservation works report : grant allocation 1999/2000 / Considine and Griffiths Architects. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2001 |
4040 | Levi Wallis Dwelling, Walliston : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | TIMBER | Other Timber |
Wall | TIMBER | Slab |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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