Local Government
Shark Bay
Region
Gascoyne
31 Knight Tce Denham
Shark Bay
Gascoyne
Constructed from 1910
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Dec 1997 | Category 3 |
Category 3 |
Bassett House has historic significance as one of the oldest remaining buildings in Denham. Together with other houses on Knight Terrace, the place makes an important contribution to the built heritage of the town. The house is characteristic of the type of construction taking place in Denham near the turn of the century, being simple in style, basic in material and small in scale.
Prominently situated on Knight Terrace, the Bassett House fronts almost onto the building line. The original corrugated iron cladding of this timber framed building has mostly been replaced with either new corrugated iron or fibro sheeting. The place has a hipped corrugated iron roof with a broken back verandah roof to the front (west) elevation and enclosed verandahs to the south. The front verandah has fibro infill to 1 metre with shade cloth above. A low fence with a central gateway separates the house from the street.
Bassett House was constructed in 1910 by a Perth builder for Harriet Sunter. The house derives its name from former owners Arthur and Jan Bassett who lived in the rear of the house and operated a shell and marine life museum from the front.
(Source: Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p27.)
Integrity: Medium Degree
Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". | DPUD | 1991 |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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1946 | Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay. | Report | 1988 |
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
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Roof | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
Wall | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
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PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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