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House

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

26612
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Location

154 Aberdeen Street Northbridge

Location Details

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 20 May 2003

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
Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft

Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023

Parent Place or Precinct

11509 Aberdeen Street Precinct

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE gazetted with permanent entry as State Registered Place (20/05/2003 )as a child of the Aberdeen Street Precinct. Assessment Documentation with the Register of Heritage Places for House (fmr), 156 Aberdeen Street, also listed an individual Statement of Significance for the child place as follows: House (fmr), 156 Aberdeen Street, is a single storey brick and iron residence in the Victorian Georgian Style, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: + the place is rare as a substantial Victorian Georgian style residence, dating from the pre gold boom era, still extant within the Perth region; + the place is a substantial Victorian Georgian style residence with the characteristics of a spreading, rural homestead; + the place, situated as it is opposite Russell Square, with its distinctive spreading form and timber picket fence, is a recognised landmark in the Northbridge area; + the place forms an integral part of a group of single storey residential buildings and contributes to the historic character of the area; + the place reflects the expansion of housing opportunities in the city of Perth in the area north of the railway line. It was one of the first substantial houses to be constructed in the area, and reflects the nature of the social milieu that once lived along particular sections of Aberdeen Street; + the place is important for its association with Richard A. Sholl, the Post Master General for Western Australia who built the house and lived in it for a number of decades; and, the place is highly valued by the community for its association with the history of Northbridge and for contributing to the community's sense of place.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Creation Date

18 Feb 2021

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 Dec 2023

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