HOUSE, 3 CLONTARF ROAD

Statement of Significance

RECOMMENDED FOR DELETION 2010

Physical Description

House, 3 Clontarf Street has a recent high limestone block wall to the front boundary line making description from the street difficult. It appears to be is a single storey, brick, rendered masonry and tile house with an asymmetrical facade designed as an example of the Californian Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is pitched and clad with tiles. There is a small verandah of corrugated iron.

History

Clontarf Rd was named by John Healy, the owner of the Winterfold Estate. His land comprised 300 acres north of Healy Rd, 200 acres south of Bibra Lake, and 100 acres in Spearwood. Winterfold Rd was gazetted a public highway in 1937.
The land on which this house stands (3 Clontarf Road) was vacant in 1940/41 and owned by Eric James Luff. A shed was built on the lot in 1944/45 when the lot was owned by Ivan Covich. A house was built for Covich in 1946/47 and he remained owner/occupier until the early 1980s.

Integrity/Authenticity

House, 3 Clontarf Road has a high limestone block wall to the front boundary line makes condition assessment from the street difficult.

Condition

The high limestone block wall to the front boundary line makes condition assessment from the street difficult.

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