House

Statement of Significance

House, 145 Stirling Street, a two storey brick and iron house, has cultural heritage significance because it is a fine, although altered, example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. It has landmark qualities and contributes to the aesthetic and precinctual qualities of Stirling Street and the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

House, 145 Stirling Street is a fine example of a single storey (with two storey rear addition) brick and iron residence built in the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The walls are painted render. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad in corrugated iron. There is a substantial rendered corbelled chimney.
The residence is sited slightly above ground level and accessed via the front steps. The asymmetrical façade has an off centre gabled entrance, flanked by front bay windows either side, emphasised by hipped rooflines over. The entrance has a small gable with timber panels and a porthole. The verandah roof is dropped from the main roof line and supported by chamfered timber posts in pairs. The main door has top and side lights, and the bay rooms have timber framed double hung sash windows. There is a low rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line. There is a substantial two storey rear addition that does not detract from the original form of the house as viewed from the street.
The house is in a prestigious location overlooking Leschenault Estuary and the Frank Buswell Foreshore Park.

History

Stirling Street formed the northern boundary of Governor Stirling’s grant Location 26 of 100,000 acres). The street was first developed during the 1850s when several lots were granted to the Enrolled Pensioner Guards.

The date of construction of House, 145 Stirling Street is not known. No entries could be found for the lot in the available Bunbury Rate Books. It is thought that the house was built c. 1900.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of authenticity as the building remains largely in original form as viewed from the street.

Condition

Exterior: Good.

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