Local Government
Rockingham
Region
Metropolitan
303 Mandurah Rd East Rockingham
To be assessed as part of P3841 Est Rockingham Heritage Precinct
Rockingham
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1895, Constructed from 1938
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage Agreement | YES | 18 Apr 2008 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Heritage List | Adopted | 01 Mar 2008 | |
State Register | Registered | 17 Feb 2006 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 19 Apr 2013 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 24 Apr 2018 | Category A |
Hymus House & Outbuildings, a Victorian bungalow style house constructed of vuggy lacustrine limestone and a roof clad in corrugated galvanised iron, together with outbuildings including Workers’ Quarters and Dairy, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: •The place is a visually prominent element in the East Rockingham landscape, and is a landmark on Mandurah Road; •The place is a rare example of a vuggy lacustrine limestone structure, a local construction material commonly used in the East Rockingham area until the post-World War Two period; •The House has aesthetic value arising from its physical proportions and construction in local stone; •The place is a rare component of a clearly definable collection of buildings and sites from the early settlement of the district; •The place has a strong association with the Hymus family who were among the earliest settlers in East Rockingham and were involved in the social and civic development of the district; •The place is associated with the Stokes family who owned land and farmed in the district from the early 20th century up to the 1970s; •The place contributes to the district’s sense of history and permanence.
Restored single storey bungalow of vuggy limestone masonry construction with a corrugated iron hipped roof, penetrated by a brick chimney topped with two clay pots. The roughly square plan bungalow and surrounding planted garden of mature shrubs and lawn are contained by a fence of brick piers and flat top timber palings atop low stone walls. The limestone walls of the building have been rendered, painted and feature timber framed windows with face brick quoining. The attached verandah is covered by an extension of the roof with a break of pitch, supported on timber posts and raised two steps from ground level. The surrounding outbuildings are no longer extant including the former dairy building, loading ramp, shed with lean-to and concrete water tank.
The Hymus family was among the first to settle in east Rockingham in the 1850s. Daniel Hymus (1835-1920) (senior), who ran the then Port (now Rockingham) hotel, and his wife Fanny (nee Bell) (1848-1913) acquired the land on which Hymus house now sits in 1878 and lived in an earlier dwelling. Their son Daniel (1876-1932) built the current house c1895. In 1935, the property was sold to farmer Joseph Stokes who developed it as a dairy. In 2006, the cultural value of Hymus House was recognised officially when it was placed on the State Register of heritage Places. In early 2007, subdivision of old farmland surrounding Hymus house was approved, subject to the establishment of a Heritage Agreement which required urgent conservation works which included securing the building, replacing the roof sheeting was replaced and rebuilding the verandahs. The new owners restored the building as the company’s administrative office.
Integrity: Moderate Degree Authenticity: High Degree
Excellent
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Hymus House Conservation Management Plan | |||
City of Rockingham Municipal Heritage Investory | |||
Landgate Aerial Photos | |||
State Heritage Office |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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4573 | Hymus House : Mandurah Road, East Rockingham W.A. : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
9464 | Heritage report on East Rockingham settlement for City of Rockingham, Town of Kwinana and Landcorp. | Heritage Study {Other} | 0 |
8421 | Urgent works report : East Rockingham heritage precinct. | Book | 1998 |
9007 | Hymus house outbuildings. East Rockingham, Western Australia. Archival record. | Archival Record | 2008 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Vernacular |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | STONE | Limestone |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Grazing, pastoralism & dairying |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
PEOPLE | Early settlers |
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Immigration, emigration & refugees |
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