Local Government
Shark Bay
Region
Gascoyne
4 Mainland St Denham Townsite
Shark Bay
Gascoyne
Constructed from 1910
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Dec 1997 | Category 3 | |
Winship House has historic significance as one of the older houses in Denham and for its association with Billy Hughes, a local identity in Shark Bay. Its small scale, simple form and use of construction materials make it characteristic of the type of building in that era.
Set low off Mainland Street in a small hollow and surrounded by trees and vegetation, Winship House is a small timber framed house clad with vertical corrugated iron and fibro to the walls. The building has a combination hipped and gable corrugated iron roof which extends to cover the front verandah. Supported on timber posts, the verandah still has a timber floor. Part of the verandah is enclosed with fibro. One of the original small four pane timber framed windows has been replaced with a french door to the front facade.
The original builder and owner of Winship House was William (Billy) Hughes, a pearler, carpenter and Justice of the Peace, after whom Hughes Street in Denham was named. The house derives its name from a subsequent owner, Mrs Tuppy Winship, who with her husband, leased the Post Office for many years. (Source: Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p25.)
Integrity: Medium Degree
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". p.25 | DPUD | 1991 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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| 1946 | Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay. | Report | 1988 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
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