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Union and Redfern Heritage Area

Author

City of Subiaco

Place Number

25394
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Location

1 - 20 Rawson St Subiaco

Location Details

Includes: 2 - 22 Union St (odd and even), 135 - 177 Hamersley Rd, 1 - 12 Redfern St (odd and even), 1-20 Rawson St (odd and even), 2-26 Campbell St, 106-122 and 109-135 Heytesbury Rd

Other Name(s)

Formerly Rawson Street Conservation Area.

Local Government

Subiaco

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage Area Adopted 23 Sep 2014

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 YES

Municipal Inventory Adopted 26 May 2015

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic Value:
The area contains aesthetically pleasing streetscapes with a strong heritage character. In particular, cohesive streetscapes have been created by a limited palette of materials and styles.
The area contains many good, representative, suburban examples of Federation Queen Anne houses and Federation Bungalows. These include both gentlemen’s villas and modest suburban houses, and collectively illustrate a gradual evolution in architectural detailing of these places between 1899 and the early Inter-war years.
Historic Value:
The residential subdivision of this area represents the early development activities of Sydney and Melbourne based real estate agents and property developers. In this context it helps to illustrate the status of Western Australia as a place of opportunity during the gold rush era of the late nineteenth century – attracting significant interest and investment from the eastern states.
The collection of houses in the heritage area helps to demonstrate the manner in which the family residences of professional men and business owners (such as senior civil servants and merchants) existed side by side with the smaller houses of semi-professional and tradespeople.
The collection of houses in the heritage area helps to illustrate the scale and standard of housing considered appropriate for these families in the early twentieth century.
The area was a place of residence for a number of people who were prominent in the local business community or were otherwise public identities of the early to mid-twentieth century.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Creation Date

26 May 2015

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Approved

Last Update

29 Mar 2021

Disclaimer

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