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Two Attached Houses & Separate House

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

03854
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Location

219 - 223 Newcastle St Northbridge

Location Details

Addresses changed as per City of Perth advice to 219 - 223 Newcastle Street - BK - 28/04/2014 Adress includes 7 Errichetti Place, Northbridge - VFL. Also part of Northbridge Urban Renewal Area 14590 EPRA

Other Name(s)

Ada Villa, Alfred Villa & Arthur Villa

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1888 to 1892

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage Agreement YES 27 Dec 2002 Text of the Heritage Agreement
Heritage Council
Heritage List Adopted 09 Jan 2004
State Register Registered 12 Jul 2002 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

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
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES 31 Dec 1999

Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Municipal Inventory Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001 Category 2

Category 2

Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality.

Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic significance as modestly detailed group of Federation Italianate Style residential buildings, distinguished by central pediments bearing the following names: ‘Ada Villa’ (No. 219), ‘Alfred Villa’ (No. 221) and ‘Arthur Villa’ (No. 223).The place is rare as an example of a group of residences, comprising two attached residences and one detached residence, in the Federation Italianate style, dating from the late nineteenth century, still extant within close proximity to Perth City centre.
The place reflects the expansion and development of a diversity of residential buildings on the city fringes during the rapid population increase of the 1890s gold boom and the early years of the twentieth century.
As a group of buildings, which have remained largely unaltered despite the changes that have occurred in the area, the place has importance in contributing to the community’s sense of place.

Physical Description

Two attached and one detached row houses of matching design. Single fronted houses constructed of two tone Flemish bond brickwork one of which has been painted. Roof's concealed by decorative parapets with pediments bearing the names Add Villa; Alfred Villa and Arthur Villa. Verandahs follow original forms but have been altered windows and doors altered. Rendered chimneys with corbelling intact.

History

Over the years the population of the area changed as people relocated to suburban areas of the city. As a result, Northbridge became the home for successive migrant communities. for example, communities including Greek, Italian, Chinese and more recently Vietnamese migrants have settled here as property remained relatively cheap and had the advantage of being close to the city. These communities have over the years given this area a distinctive character, generally recycling the existing buildings rather than redeveloping the area. The homes built in Perth the 1890's and early 1900's were generally larger and more elaborately detailed than the earlier simple cottages there replaced. Although influenced in their design by homes of Victoria in particular, due to the influx of migrants from the eastern states, houses in Perth tended to be constructed as single detached, or sometimes pairs of attached, houses, rather than the extensive rows of terrace houses found in eastern Australia. Houses were generally single storey brick with corrugated iron roofs. Some more prestigious homes had slate or tiled roofs. Stucco decoration was popular as was wrought iron lace and timber fretwork.
In 1897 Henry Patton was listed in the Post Office Directory as living in Ada Villa (No. 219). William O’Brien was listed as the resident for Alfred Villa (No. 221) and J. LeCornu was listed as the resident for Arthur Villa (No. 223). All buildings were owned by Thomas Bonner who continued to own them until 1930. The houses were named after his children. There were many residents in the buildings during the twentieth century. The building was sold in 1936 to Crissafina Antonias. In 1976 the property was owned by the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority. Then to East Perth Redevelopment Authority in 2000.

Integrity/Authenticity

High level of integrity.
Medium level of authenticity as it is substantially intact verandah and some doors and windows altered with one house painted.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Building Style
Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation Two Attached Houses & Separate House 2002

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9050 Ada, Arthur and Alfred cottages. Final report. Conservation works report 2008
9599 219-223 Newcastle Street, Northbridge (Ada, Arthur and Alfred villas): conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2002
7752 Photographic archive of Ada, Arthur and Alfred: lot 307 Newcastle Street, Northbridge. Archival Record 2005
5874 Ancillary structures, 219-223 Newcastle Street (Lake to William St) : archival record. Archival Record 2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Italianate

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

13 Mar 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

16 Jul 2024

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