House

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25692 Loch Street Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

Loch Street Heritage Area is significant in demonstrating differences and similarities between bungalows of the ‘Federation’ and ‘Inter-War’ periods, and representing the diversity of development in that area.

Physical Description

Single storey masonry residence with a hipped roof that features a protruding half-timbered gable and return side verandah with entry on the side of the protruding room. The gable detail curves into a rectangular bay window.

History

Loch Street was originally the boundary between Locations 717 and 624. It is not known exactly when the street was created but the first person noted in the Post Office Directories as living there is blacksmith Thomas Golding who had a house and forge in Loch Street in 1898. Golding was the only blacksmith in Claremont during this period and therefore may date the street a little earlier to the 1895 census population. Golding was joined by another in 1899 but only four households, including Golding’s, are shown by 1903, a date which marks the start of the next major development period in Claremont. Loch Street was only marginally affected by the 1903-1915 development period and only four households were living on the Claremont side of the street by 1915. These homes are likely to have clustered south of Melville Street as by 1931 only two of ten households were located north of Melville Street. However the number of households had doubled by 1940 with most of the new development taking place to the north of Melville. Therefore the ‘Inter-War’ period is the main period of historic development for Loch Street. The street however is not located within a major area representing this period of development. All six listed places in Loch Street are located south of Melville Street and present a mixture of ages and styles ranging from 1898 to Inter-War. Two of the six are Inter-War. The house at No. 51 was built in 1929-30 on Lot 74 of the 1902 subdivision and originally numbered 41. It was first occupied by Thomas Eaton. Later occupants were Albert Dimond (1941) and Arthur Burton (1949). The house at No. 55 was initially numbered 45 and was built on Lot 76 of the 1902 subdivision. It was built in 1938-39 for Frederick Deacon. His family had lived next door at No. 43 since around 1914. It was claimed in a 1985 newspaper article that No. 55 was built by the person who built the Commonwealth Bank in Forrest Place. The Supervisor of Works for that project was J. Deacon. A Mr. J Deacon, a builder, built and resided in another home in Loch Street – number 45a and could be the same person that built No. 55. No. 55 was occupied for a number of years by Noel Stokes and continued to be rented out into the 1950s. Wallace Fyfe was the occupier in 1956. In 1968, No. 55 was owned and occupied by Walter and Isabella Lawrence. In 1985 the house was on the market for $124,000. It was described as having three bedrooms, large (extended) lounge room and a central family room leading out to a shady courtyard. It featured leadlight doors, casement windows and exposed beams.

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