Residence, 10 Falkirk Avenue

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic value for the remaining form and details of
Federation Bungalow style residence

The place has historic value for its association with the ongoing
development of this portion of Maylands in the 1910s

The place has social value as a demonstration of the scale and form of
housing in the early 1900s for professional men and their families.

Physical Description

A symmetrical single storey house of brick construction with a hipped corrugated metal roof, penetrated by two
face brick chimneys with corbelling and clay pots. The roof extends forward to create a full width verandah that is
supported on turned timber posts with decorative timber brackets.
The front entry door is centrally located and surrounded by sidelights and fanlights, flanked by a timber framed sash
window with an arched brick lintel to either side.
There is a later addition lean-to at the rear. The house is set behind a rendered fence with a timber picket section
aligning with the front of the house, it has a driveway along the left boundary of the lot and is surrounded by large
mature trees.

History

Settlement in Maylands had slowly occurred since the late 1890s when the name first appeared on real estate plans
produced by developers, Gold Estates of Australia. This company held the majority of the land in the future suburb
of Maylands. Development of the town accelerated following the construction of the Maylands Railway Station in
1900 which was built largely to support the Factory established c1898 by Scotsman Mephan Ferguson to
manufacture pipes for the Kalgoorlie Water Scheme. Many of the road names in the vicinity recognise the Falkirk
Factory, which was the home town of Mephan Ferguson.
From the readily available information this residence was constructed c1925 and the first occupant was railway
officer Francis Charles Gunn and his wife Gladys Penberthy Gunn. The couple only lived at the house for one year
but may have been the owners of the property as an investment which was subsequently rented to a series of
tenants.
Aerial photographs indicate that the building has changed little since the mid 20th century apart from recladding of
the roof with zincalume to replace the original corrugated iron.

Integrity/Authenticity

High/High

Condition

Fair

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Historic Themes

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