Apartments/Flats: Stirling Court Flats

Author

City of Nedlands

Place Number

13639

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Location

48 Stirling Hwy Nedlands

Location Details

Local Government

Nedlands

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Oct 2018	Category B	Category B Worthy of a high level of protection; to be retained and conserved; provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Nedlands Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Apr 1999	Category B	Category B Worthy of a high level of protection; to be retained and conserved; provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Nedlands Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	15 Apr 1999			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The apartments and flats buill throughout the Nedlands district have varying aesthetic, historic and
representative cultural heritage value. Though opinions are divided on the social value of such high density
living, the apartments and flats represent the need to construct single buildings to follow planning constraints
and demand tor small residential units. This development has continued intermittently since tho 1930s. The
eight blocks of flats that have been carefully selected for the City of Nedlands Heritage Inventory are
representative of a class of similar places. Selection criteria was based on streetscape value, architectural
diversity and grouping.

Stirling Court is very similar in design and scale to an adjacent building, Kingston. Together these buildings
make a significant contribution to Inter-War architecture along Stirling Highway.

Physical Description

This two storey block of four flats has some Mediterranean style architectural features. The roof is hipped Marseilles pattern tile while the brick wails are rendered and painted. There are a number of arches on the ground floor balcony. The upstairs balcony had double precast concrete columns. A flight of stairs is located at either end of the building. These are uncovered and are exposed to the weather.

History

The building of flats in the Nedlands district reflected a need for closer urban development particularly in the
1930s. However, the establishment of flats was not popular with all residents. A Mr TJ Myers objected to
this development at a Nedlands Road Board meeting reported in the West Australian on 17 April 1936.
, Myers vehemently staled that the flats could best be described as slums and predicted that they would become
eyesores. He also expressed the hope that the Board would refuse permits for such premises to be built.

The Chairman of the Board. Mr A Bennett replied that the Board held the same opinion as Mr Myers, but
some people preferred lo live in fiats over which the Board did not have complete control. It had the power
to insist on only one building going on an allounent and under its town planning scheme, it had provided
that flats were to be confined to certain areas, namely Stirling Highway and Broadway with stringent
building regulations.

Integrity/Authenticity

High

Condition

Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Flats\Apartment Block
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Flats\Apartment Block

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Mediterranean

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

11 Jun 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Sep 2022

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