Commercial Premises, 352 Cambridge Street

Author

Town of Cambridge

Place Number

26262

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Commercial Premises, 352 Cambridge Street

Location

352 Cambridge St Wembley

Location Details

Local Government

Cambridge

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1950

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Nov 2018	Category 4	Category 4 Little significance Contributes to the understanding of the history of the Town of Cambridge. Photographically record prior to major development or demolition. Recognise and interpret the site if possible

Statement of Significance

The place has some aesthetic value as an example of a Post-World War II combined shop and retail premises.

The place has historic value for its association with the development of Wembley in the Post War period and this section of Cambridge Street which was, and continues to be, a retail hub.

The place has social value for its continuity of function as a commercial premises since the 1950s.

Physical Description

Single storey brick building with high parapet and bullnose verandah. The shop's windows have been replaced which impacts on its traditional aesthetic. The centrally placed single door is of traditional presentation with timber lower panel and glazed upper panel with a glazed side light.

The verandah canopy is a replacement bullnose supported on tapered cylindrical columns on top of a masonry plinth. The entire façade has been painted.

History

These premises were constructed c1950 and are representative of the population growth in the district following World War II. The architect and builder of the buildings have not been determined in this research.

The original buildings on the lot consisted of a linked shop and residence although it has not been established if the two were constructed at the same time although the stylistic elements suggest they were.

The number of retail premises originally within this building appears to be only one. In the mid 1950s, advertising for electrical retailers, Blakes Pty Ltd, refers to their premises as 352 Cambridge Street indicating that no other tenancies occupied this place.

Aerial photographs indicate that the addition of the brick awning detail for the restaurant dates from the early 1980s. A series of additions have been made to the rear of the restaurant tenancy on the eastern side of the lot.

A two storey residence was constructed in the rear of the lot between 1965 and 1974 which is integrated into the original residence.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Low

Condition

Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Culpeffer-Cooke, Tony; Gunzburg, Adrian; Pleydell, Ian 'Tracks by the Swan The Electric Tram and Trolley Bus Era of Perth', Western Australia Perth Electric Tramway Society Inc	Book	2010
The Mirror, p.3.	Newspaper	25 February 1956
Aerial photographs, Landgate	Online Resources	1953-2016
Australian Electoral Rolls		1901-1983
Wise's Post Office Directories for the City of Perth, 1925-1949, State Library of WA	Online Reference	1925-1949

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Post-War International

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

21 Aug 2019

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