Local Government
Bassendean
Region
Metropolitan
21 Devon Rd Bassendean
Bassendean
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1910
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Aug 2017 | 3 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Nov 2005 | 2c | |
• This place has aesthetic value as a well executed and predominantly intact example of the Federation style built for a professional family. • The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the early 20th century. • This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing in the early 1900s for a professional family.
Single storey tuck-pointed brick constructed dwelling, with a CGI clad hipped roof. Projecting from the west hip of roof is a single chimney with a decorative rendered crown and a curved metal chimney cap. A separate bullnose verandah extends across the entire south elevation. Due to the well-established front garden, no other details of the south elevation are visible.
In 1897, land speculator, parliamentarian and government assayer, Henry Anstey purchased a large parcel designated as Location Q which he subdivided and offered for sale under the name 'Bindaring Estate'. Devon Road was part of this estate and the name owes its origin to the county in England. From the available information this house was built in 1910 for the owner and occupier, Emil Henri Reiter and his wife, Marie Amalie Augusta Reiter. The couple had arrived in Sydney in 1883 from Europe. With their two small children they settled in Australia and were living in Perth in the early 1900s before moving to Bassendean. Emil Reiter worked as a hair dresser and the family lived at this house until Emil's death in 1940. Marie Reiter died the following year. Aerial photographs indicate that the original cottage was extended prior to 1965 with a flat roofed extension which was subsequently changed to a twin peaked roof structure sometime in the early 1980s. A further large addition was constructed c1990.
High Moderate
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 | 26/12/1883 | ||
| Carter, Jennie 'Bassendean A Social History 1829- 1976 | Town of Bassendean | 1986 | |
| Australian Electoral Rolls | www.ancestry.com | 1903-1980 | |
| Wise's Post Office Directories | http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au | 1895-1949 | |
| Land information and aerial photos from Landgate. |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| No.46 | MI Place No. |
| A1219 | TOB Assessment No |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Style |
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| Federation Bungalow |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Wall | BRICK | Other Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
| OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
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