Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
8 Emerald Terrace West Perth
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1905
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| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 3 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 3 | |
The place is of aesthetic significance as a Federation Queen Anne residence dating from around the turn of the century. It reflects the way of life of the wealthier residents of Perth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is a representative example of a residential property in West Perth that has undergone a change of use to commercial/professional offices with the changing and growth of the City.
Single storey brick building which is obscured from the road by a high brick wall.
West Perth developed as suburban residential area in the late 1890s. From its inception it had the characteristics of a quality neighbourhood. Proximity to the city centre and Kings Park (then known as Perth Park), and the elevated location provided healthy site drainage as well as cooling breezes and views over the city and hills. The area had social status associated with addresses in Mount Street and access to the city's piped water system. The area was subdivided into large residential lots for development and priced accordingly. Less prestigious areas also developed in lower parts of the area and adjacent to the railway. The homes built in West Perth from the early 1900s included prestigious mansions built in prominent locations and smaller working-class cottages in the narrower back streets and towards the northern end of the area adjacent to the railway. Emerald Terrace was originally called Emerald Hill Terrace. Numbers were not allocated to housing until 1908, but tracing back occupancy, it is evident that No. 8 was built by 1905/06.Aerial photos show that between 1995 and 2000 the domestic front garden was removed. The place now has a high brick wall to the front, such that it is not recognised as a former house, excepting the roof form is visible. There is a hipped and gable tiled roof, and a tall chimney towards the rear. The house on the north side (No. 10 was demolished in c. 1970 and is now a car park. The side of No. 8 shows the building as still domestic in scale and design from that view.
Low integrity. Low authenticity.
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Post Office Directories | State Library of Western Australia | ||
| 194836/18 | City of Perth 100 Year Old Building Project | ||
| Aerial Photographs | Landgate | ||
| Cons 4156/0005 | Metropolitan Water Supply Survey Plans | State Records Office of WA | |
| Draft MHI | City of Perth | 1999 | |
| Visual Assessment |
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