65 John Street

Parent Place or Precinct

07954 Semi-detached cottages- 61-67 JOHN STREET

Statement of Significance

1. The place is of higher-order local cultural heritage significance, being classified as Category 2 in the Town’s Municipal Inventory (MI). 2. In 2005 the Town undertook a review of MI Category 2 places towards the Heritage List for LPS3. The study recommended that the property be retained as Category 2. 3. The place contributes to the character and amenity of the street, locality and overall district.

Physical Description

1995 Comment: Edwardian rental semidetached cottages. A rare group in Cottesloe. BFG North owner. Two pairs of gable-fronted semi-detatched cottages on the railway end of John Street make an interesting addition to the streetscape. No’s 61-63 have their original bi-colour brick facades almost intact. Quoins of orangey bricks around windows doors and niches of the dividing screen wall make an interesting contrast. No’s 65-67 have been painted. The tiny cottages have a front door and single double-hung window. The gable fronts have minimal gable friezes. The chimneys are corbelled. The verandahs are shaded by iron skillion roofs. The posts are square section with iron lace brackets to No’s 65-67. The dividing screen wall has an ornate corbel and vermiculated detailing.

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