Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
21 Palmerston St Northbridge
Cnr Newcastle Street EPRA
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1903 to 1907
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 17 Mar 2015 | |
| State Register | Registered | 12 Jul 2002 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 1 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 13 Mar 2001 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | |||
The place has interest as a row of three terrace houses finely detailed in Federation Queen Anne style. The place forms part of a group of residential and commercial buildings and contributes to the historic character of the area. The place reflects the expansion and development of residential and commercial buildings on the city fringes during the rapid population increase of the 1890's gold boom and the early years of the twentieth century. The place is rare as an example of late nineteenth and early twentieth century terrace housing extant within the City of Perth.
Row of three attached single storey residences with hipped corrugated iron roofs and half-timbered gables to front. Central house has faceted bay window. Walls are brick (painted) with rendered bands. Verandah under separate roof. Contemporary fence with brick lower section surmounted by a timber picket fence. Rendered chimneys with cornices.
Nos.17-21 are located on Lot Y164, which was originally owned by George Shenton, then James MacKay, agent. In 1902 the land was bought by Dr William Trethowan. The land appears to have remained undeveloped for a number of years, with no houses being listed along the Palmerston Street side of the rot in the Post Office directory for 1906. Dr Trethowan built the houses in 1907 along with the two-storey building on the corner of Palmerston and Newcastle Streets. The residences were leased to various people. In 1910 a number of residents are listed, suggesting this west side of Palmerston Street was well settled by 1909-10. Residents included: No.17, Mrs West, a teacher of music; No.19, Mrs Frederick Jones; and No.21, Mrs Evans. The ownership changed in 1914. In the 1930s and 1940s the demographics of Northbridge were changing with European migrants settling in the area. In the 1980s the building was altered internally to suit the needs of the tenant WA Council on Addiction. It was later used as a backpacker’s hostel.
Medium level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity.
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation Three Attahced Houses 17-21 Palmerston Street | 2002 | ||
| ACH Portal (Heritage) - The Village Northbridge Heritage Inventory - Part 2 - Pages 175-349 | Develop WA - MRA | August 2002 | |
| Building Style |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5717 | Three attached houses, 17-21 Palmerston Street, Northbridge : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2002 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Terrace housing |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Terrace housing |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Queen Anne |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | Tourism |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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