House

Parent Place or Precinct

26077 Salisbury and Rupert Street Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance:
• As a good representative example of a well designed and detailed “gentleman’s villa” of Subiaco dating from the early twentieth century.
• For its aesthetic value as a good representative example of a well-designed Federation Queen Anne villa of the early twentieth century, designed to a style and scale suited to the professional/business classes.
• The place has a long association with MLA Edward Angelo who used this place as a secondary residence, when not living in the electorate of Carnarvon.
• For its aesthetic contribution to a largely intact group of early twentieth century houses.
• For its association with the rapid development of Subiaco in the early 20th century.

Physical Description

• Single storey Federation Queen Anne house with two storey addition to the
rear.
• Brick construction with tuckpoint finish
• Asymmetric plan form with projecting wing incorporating a roughcast render
gable with timber detailing.
• Hipped roof with corrugated metal sheetig.
• The verandah extends across the entire frontage of the house and to the
western return. The bullnose canopy is supported on turned timber posts
with timber frieze. The underside of the canopy is lined with boards.
• The main entrance is located to the rear of the verandah.
• Sash windows arranged in groups of two.

History

No development took place in this area until late 1891, when Lots 278, 279, 280 &
281 were subdivided as Deposited Plan 353 (later referred to as DP 2808). This
subdivision included 138 building lots, with frontages to Heytesbury Road, Thomas
Street, Nicholson Road, Rokeby Road, Mackay Street (later renamed as part of Rupert
Street), Paterson Street (later renamed as part of Salisbury Street) and Finlayson
Street. These lots were progressively sold from December 1891 (many to eastern
states investors), but construction on these sites was initially slow. A plan dated
c.1902 shows that, while the Rokeby Road frontage had been largely developed by
that time, only about 15 buildings had been erected along the other frontages (none
of which were located on Nicholson Road).
The Subiaco Rates Books of 1912/13 identified this site as vacant land, while in
1913/14 Albert Truscott was identified as the owner/occupier (although the house
wasn't listed in the Post Office Directories until 1915).
Albert Truscott (c.1872-1953) had married Louisa Kemp (c.1870-1968) in Albany in
c.1898 and this couple had 3 children in the period c.1899-1911: Robert Bernard;
Raymond George; and Marjorie. Albert and Louisa were listed as residents of Mueller
Road, Subiaco, in the Electoral Rolls of 1903 and remained there until c.1912 (during
which time Albert was described as a civil servant). In the Electoral Rolls of 1913 they
were identified as residents of Hay Street, Subiaco, where Albert was working as
hairdresser, tobacconist and bookseller. By March 1914 Albert Truscott had
established a real estate agency at 122 Rokeby Road, and the family moved to 10
Nicholson Road at around the same time. Truscott moved his business premises to 57
Rokeby Road in c.1917-1918 and to 88 Rokeby Road by 1919 (where he remained
until his retirement in the mid 1940s). In c.1924-1925 the family moved their place of
residence to 63 Austin Street, Subiaco.
The next long-term resident was Edward Angelo (MLA), who served as the member
for Gascoyne in 1917-1933; and for the North Province in 1934-1940. Edward
Houghton Angelo (c.1870-1948) had married Frances Mary Peirl (c.1872-1944) in
1894 and this couple had 3 children in the period c.1894-1903: Mary Constance
(‘Dolly’); Violet Amelia (‘Babs’); and Ethel Hope (‘Bebe’). 10 Nicholson Road appears
to have been initially used as the family’s city residence, as in the 1920s and early
1930s the Electoral Rolls listed Edward and Frances as residents of Carnarvon. In the
Electoral Rolls of 1949, the only member of the family listed at 10 Nicholson Road
was Violet.
The house was re-roofed and a second storey added in c.2012.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High: The place continues to be used as a private residence
Authenticity - High: The original external form and detailing of the building is largely intact.

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in excellent condition.

Uses

Creation Date

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