Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
1300 Hay Street West Perth
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1900
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| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | |||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | ||
The place may have some historic significance if the original house remains behind the 1970s shopfront.
Single storey building with new brick facade. A metal roof is visible behind the parapet.
West Perth developed as suburban residential area in the late 1890s. From its inception it had the characteristics of a quality neighbourhood. The West Perth end of Hay Street was predominately prestigious homes, taking advantage of Hay Street’s proximity to the city and King’s Park (then known as Perth Park). The elevated location provided healthy site drainage as well as cooling breezes and views over the city and hills. The area had social status already associated with addresses in nearby Mount Street and access to the city's piped water system. 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. In the 1920s and 1930s, many property owners in West Perth were taking advantage of the location and demand for housing by renting out rooms. If this was the case, private homes would be listed as lodging house, boarding house, flats or apartments. Sometimes large houses would actually be converted into flats or apartments. Post Office directories show that the house was first listed in 1900 and allocated street No. 870 which changed to No. 1300 in 1908. The house was first occupied by James Coultas, and the house was named ‘Valetta.’ The following year the occupant was William Hardie. Like much of West Perth, the large house was later converted into apartments, in response to the demand for accommodation close to the city. By 1920, the place was being run as a lodging house by Mrs C. Tolland. The Metropolitan Water Supply Survey plan (1953) shows a house with two projecting bays to the street and a full front verandah. There are various outbuildings in the back yard. Aerial photos show that in the mid-1970s the front verandah was removed and an addition was built that extends to the street. From the street the house (apart from the hipped roof) is not visible behind a flat roofed, face brick shopfront. From Cook Street, however, the rear of the house is visible, and is a red face brick, single story house on limestone foundations. At 2022, the place is Cigar Social, a ‘private Members-only business lounge.’
Low level of integrity. Low level of authenticity.
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Post Office Directories | State Library of Western Australia | ||
| Visual Assessment | |||
| Draft Municipal Heritage Inventory | City of Perth | 1999 | |
| Cons 4156/3 | Metropolitan Water Supply Survey Plans | State Records Office of Western Australia | |
| Cigar Social - https://cigarsocial.com.au/ | |||
| Aerial Photographs | Landgate |
City of Perth 100 Year Old Building Project 194836/18
Individual Building or Group
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