13 Sadlier Street

Parent Place or Precinct

26270 Sadlier and Redfern Street Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

The Sadlier and Redfern Streets heritage area is of:
Aesthetic Value
• As an aesthetically pleasing streetscape with a strong identifiable character, featuring an avenue of mature street trees, which frame views of the largely Inter War residences.
• For its collection of many good, representative examples of Federation and Inter War cottages and villas which collectively illustrate a range and evolution of detailing between the 1920s and the 1940s.
• For the cohesive streetscape created by a limited palette of materials and styles.
Historic Value
• As a representative collection of houses that illustrate the scale and standard of housing for the homes of unskilled workers to semi-professional and tradespeople, in the early twentieth century.
• For the evidence it provides about the manner in which the residence of semi-professional and tradespeople existed alongside the residences of working people and employees.
• For its association with the subdivision and rapid settlement of the area from the 1920s to the 1930s which demonstrates the rapid change of the district in this period.
Representativeness
• As a good representative collection of early twentieth century housing developed within walking distance of transport and services.
Physical Form in the Public Realm
• The houses, which (with the exception of three modern dwellings) were developed predominantly in the period 1920s to 1940s, have largely retained their original external detailing and form. The defined period and nature of development has resulted in a consistent palette of materials and form, enlivened by diversity of individual details, within a cohesive streetscape.

Physical Description

Single storey brick and terracotta tiled dwelling.

The house is of brick construction with tuckpoint finish to the lower half and roughcast render to the remainder of the elevation. The entire has been painted removing the distinctive element of the design and construction.

The house is of asymmetric planform with twin gables and a skillion roof over the verandah. The gables have timber batten detailing and present in a similar manner. A chimney to the rear of the house remains extant.

The front section of the house incorporates a projecting square bay with a terracotta and timber awning above the windows. The windows are casements of 4-over-1 design.

The recessed section of the house incorporates the entrance consisting of a timber and glazed panelled door with side windows and fanlight with obscured glazing.

The garden is enclosed by a timber picket fence and allocation for parking is made along the south western boundary and the front setback.

History

This portion of Sadlier Street was subdivided for residential lots in 1893 by owners, the NSW company, Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company. However the lots were not taken up rapidly. In 1896, lots in the Redfern Estate, Subiaco were advertised in the local press as ‘Good Building Lots, near the railway line’. The subdivision was managed by Alfred Axon, the local branch manager for the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company. Axon was also a significant individual investor in Subiaco property.

Lot 71 was transferred to Eliza Smith in 1897 but there is no evidence to indicate that the land was developed by this owner. Analysis of Rate Books and PO Directories indicates that this place was likely constructed c.1927.

The Rate Books contain the following listings:
• 1929/30 Sidney Bowsfield (salesman) – owner/occupier
• 1935/36 & 1936/37 Richard Rawle (fitter) – owner/occupier

The PO directories list the following occupants:
• 1928 – 1932 Bowsfield, Sidney
• 1933/34 Vacant
• 1934/5 – 1946 Rawle Richard
• 1947 – 1949 Clarkson, Dudley
From the above information it is concluded that the residence was constructed c1927 by Sidney Bousfield (c1887-1947). Sidney Bousfield married Mary Ann Elizabeth Morris (c1898-1971) in 1921. In the 1930s, Sidney recorded his occupation as a salesman or hardware assistant in the electoral roles.
Aerial photographs indicate the property has not been altered significantly in form or extent since the mid-1960s.

Integrity/Authenticity

The place presents with moderate authenticity due to the changing of the finishes to the façade. The design intent remains clearly visible.

Condition

Good

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