Grosvenor Flats

Statement of Significance

Grosvenor Flats, 63 Stirling Hwy, have some aesthetic significance as a good example of an Inter-War apartment complex.
Grosvenor Flats, 63 Stirling Hwy, are representative of the trend to build apartment blocks in Nedlands in the late InterWar and Post-War periods.

Physical Description

Grosvenor Flats is a rendered masonry and tile apartment block located on the corner of Stirling Highway and Langham Street, comprising two connected blocks of flats, one addressing each street. The apartments are located close to the street, behind a low brick fence, with mature trees planted in the front yard largely obscuring street views of the place.
The Stirling Highway frontage comprises projecting bays at either end, with a central external staircase to the first floor flats. The façade is rendered, painted masonry, whilst the corbelled balustrade is face brick. The apartments have timber framed panelled entry doors; and timber-framed double hung windows with multi-paned upper sashes.

History

The first purpose built flats (Kumara, Smyth Road, and Stirling Court, Stirling Highway) were first listed in the post office directories in 1935. Over the next 6 years another 27 blocks of flats were constructed, and a small number after WWII.
Following the easing of the Depression c.1933 a strong trend for flats as an alternative to single houses emerged. During the Depression flats had received bad press due to the large number of large houses converted to flats, often without council approval. From the 1930s in Nedlands, and elsewhere, new flats had to conform to the ambience and qualities of the suburb in which they were built. A large number of flats were designed by leading architects.
Grosvenor Flats were constructed in 1936.

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