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Homeleigh, Bagot Rd, Subiaco

Author

City of Subiaco

Place Number

27380
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Location

85 Bagot Road Subiaco

Location Details

Lots 40 & 41 DP 352

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

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
Category Description
Place within a Heritage Area YES 28 May 2024 Considerable contribution

Considerable contribution

Very important to the significance of the heritage area. These properties may also be considered for individual entry on the Scheme Register.

Parent Place or Precinct

27310 Park Street Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

For information on the significance of the Park Street Heritage Area refer to the Local Planning Policy for the Heritage Area.

Physical Description

Architectural style
85 Bagot Road was influenced by the Federation and Californian Bungalow styles, and was set in relatively spacious grounds. It was designed to a scale and form generally considered suitable for occupiers such successful business and professional men of the era.
Plan form at the street frontage
• Asymmetrical design, featuring a stepped facade, with the first setback forming an entry vestibule.
• Spacious verandah incorporating a deep front porch at the north-west corner and extending along the western side of the house.
Roof form and materials
• Hipped-gabled roof clad with corrugated metal sheeting.
• Prominent gable over the front porch, finished with rough-cast render and simple ‘half-timber’ detailing.
• Battened eaves.
Wall materials and finishes to the main facade
• Tuck-pointed brickwork up to about 1.8m, capped by a slightly projecting brick course.
• Roughcast render above the face brick.
Other detailing to main facade
• Triple awning window with highlights and a plain rendered sill set under a raked awning to the front wall.
• Entrance door set in the face of the first setback along the main façade. Three panel door (consistent with the inter-war era), moulded timber architraves, leadlight sidelights and highlights.
• Traditional beaten copper plaque, bearing the house name ‘Homeleigh’, mounted an on timber base board next to the door.
• Single double hung window set in the second setback.
• Verandah extending across the western half of main façade, and returning along the western side (the latter screened from the street by lattice panels).
• Rendered masonry balustrade across the front of the verandah, capped by chamfered timber posts.
• Arched verandah valance with square timber uprights.
• Rendered steps leading up to a timber verandah floor.
Streetscape setting
• House set back approximately 5.4m from the Bagot Road frontage.
• Lot width approximately 20.2m.
• Front yard enclosed by a decorative timber panelled fence, which is in keeping with the style of the house.
• Mature panting allows only partial views of the front of the house from the street.

History

Subiaco's population increased significantly in the 1890s due to an economic depression in the eastern states and the discovery of gold in Western Australia. During the 1890s property developers bought large landholdings for subdivision in the Perth metropolitan area. The original subdivisions in Subiaco were generally simple grid pattern developments with small lots suitable for occupancy by working families. However, the more elevated parts of the suburb, particularly towards Kings Park, also attracted business and professional men and some lots were later amalgamated to accommodate their larger homes and gardens. Mixed development occurred and within the Park Street Heritage Area this ranged from narrow, single storey terrace housing through to a large 2-storey house set in spacious grounds. The readily available evidence indicates that the number of houses within this area increased from around 24 in 1901 to 72 in 1906; 86 in 1910; 92 in 1915, 94 in 1920 and 103 by 1925. Development then stabilised, with 106 houses and 1 block of flats identified in 1949.
Perth Suburban Lots 243 to 246 were subdivided as Deposited Plan 352 in the early 1890s. This comprised 141 lots of which Lots 40 & 41 were later developed as 85 Bagot Road.
Lots 40 & 41 were retained as a vacant block owned lot by a local real estate agent/developer, James Chesters, from at least c.1903 until 1918-1919. During the first 20 years of the century, Chesters acquired large land holdings in Subiaco and was responsible for the construction of many houses as speculative developments. It is therefore quite possible that he was responsible for the construction of 85 Bagot Road in c.1920.
This property was first listed in the Post Office Directories in 1921, when it was occupied by Simpson William Moon Beecroft (butcher), who remained here until c.1925. It was then occupied by Jean Noble (c.1875-1968), whose husband, John (a miner), had died in December 1915. Jean was a long-term owner/occupier of the property and remained here until her death in 1968, sharing the house throughout this time with her youngest daughter, Florence Ursula Noble (clerk) (c.1912-2000). Jean also appears to have been taking in boarders until at least the late 1940s, as the Post Office Directories frequently included a second name under this address, while numerous family notices and advertisements confirmed that there was a relatively high turnover of other people living here. When one of these died in 1930, the house was referred to as ‘Homeleigh’ (matching the extant nameplate next to the front door). Another daughter, Marcelle Hamilton (nee Noble) (c.1902-1980) had moved in with her mother by the late 1940s, together with her husband, Frank. Jean was still listed at this address in the Electoral Rolls of 1968 (together with Florence, Marcelle, and Frank). Florence and Marcelle were still listed here in 1980.
A plaque on the main façade records the fact that the property received a 2002 Subiaco Award of Distinction for the Built Environment.
An analysis of a historical Metropolitan Sewerage Plan (revised March 1954) and historical aerial photographs indicates that the footprint of this house has remained relatively unchanged since the mid-twentieth century.

Integrity/Authenticity

The original external detailing and form of the building (as viewed from the street) appears to be largely intact and/or sympathetically restored/renovated.

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the buildings appear to be in a good condition.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Heritage assessment of the Park Street Heritage Area Greenward Consulting August 2023

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Zincalume
Wall BRICK Pointed Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities

Creation Date

17 Feb 2025

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Feb 2025

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