Local Government
Kalamunda
Region
Metropolitan
77 Heath Rd Kalamunda
Kalamunda
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1924
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Aug 2013 | Category 3 | |
· The place has historic value for its association with the period of time when Kalamunda was a destination for holiday makers or for a weekend retreat. · The place has social value as an example of a simple guesthouse of the interwar years
Single storey timber framed cottage with weatherboard cladding. Hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof with brick chimney painted white with blue corbelling. Timber framed casement windows arranged in twos and threes. Asymmetric plan form with a projecting bay to the left of the main entrance with gabled roof form incorporating timbered detailing and a three-section window. The section to the right of the entrance is set back behind the main portion of the house incorporating three sets of windows regularly spaced along the elevation. The main roof has a timbered gable facing the west. The verandah across the front of the dwelling with simple colonial style balustrade, with timber supporting columns and timber brackets. Extensively added to at the rear.
Hospitality, domestic activities
Level of Integrity - Moderate; Level of Authenticity - Moderate
Good The earliest advertisements for the place which have currently been found were in 1922 in which Mrs Edwards was the proprietor. Later advertisements provide a sample of the type of facilities offered. For example in 1923, the place was advertised as 'Maristow, Superior Accommodation for visitors, week-enders, sleeping out, tennis court, ocean views, Mrs Edwards.' In 1924, an advertisement in 'The West Australian' stated that 'Maristow First Class Accommodation for visitors; a home from home, terms reasonable, Phone 14. Mrs Starks'. From this evidence it seems that the place was built c1922 for a guesthouse. In 1931, the place was still managed by Mrs Edwards. The name 'Maristow' is believed to have originate with a ship of the same name which sailed to Albany regularly c1905. The ship in turn may have its origins with Maristow House in Devon, England.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Visitors Book possibly in possession of Jack Kostera, | |||
| "Newspaper advertisement". | West Australian | July 1926 |
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 |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| General | Specific |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
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