Templemore

Parent Place or Precinct

10646 Nannup Town Centre Precinct

Values

The place is rare as a Federation Queen Anne single storey residence built from brick in Western Australia and especially the Southwest region.

The place represents the establishment of Nannup at the turn of the century.

The place is has aesthetic value as it contributes to the streetscape of warren road and contributes to the town centre precinct streetscape.

Physical Description

Templemore is constructed of face brickwork in Flemish bond with simple segmental arches over the door and window openings. The corrugated iron hipped roof (painted green) returns as a gable end over a projecting bay on the north-eastern side.

Detailing is simple, with a symmetrical façade featuring a double hung window on either side of the central door. The return verandah is under a separate roof and extends to the rear of the building on the south-western side and to the projecting bay on the north-eastern side. It has plain bevelled posts and decorative iron brackets. The verandah floor has been brick paved. The chimney has decorative brickwork to the cap and a single terracotta pot.

The verandah abuts a low, Flemish bond brick fence along the street frontage. This features a sloping rendered cap and painted brick piers (also with rendered caps). It returns a short distance adjacent to the verandah on the north-eastern side and across the front an eclectic cottage garden which extends along the south-western side of the house. The landscaping includes a number of mature trees, and a large palm forms the central element of the side garden. A large rear yard includes an informal landscaped garden, shed, vehicular access (off Brockman Street) and a garage.

The gallery and tearooms were closed on the day of the site inspection and no access was available to the interior.

History

James Kearney purchased Lots 2 & 3 in 1896 and constructed the house in 1908. A bicentennial plaque attached to the fence claims that it was the first private residence in Nannup and that it was used as a boarding house during the depression.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity- Moderate
Authenticity- High

Condition

Good

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