Local Government
Mundaring
Region
Metropolitan
445 Viveash Rd Swan View
Mundaring
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1956
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Jan 2025 | ||
The place has aesthetic value for the remaining evidence of the Post War International style residence built of brick. The place has historic value for its association with the development of Swan View as a suburb on the fringes of the metropolitan area in the 1950s. The place has historic value for its association with Dr Alexander Jolly who was a popular and innovative doctor in the district. The place as historic value for its association with members of the local community in the 1950s who were leaders in the Communist Party of WA and sought to influence the direction of local and state government policy.
Access was not gained for this assessment
This residence was built c1956 for Dr Alexander Thomas Hicks Jolly, his wife Barbara Eugenie Smallpage and their family. Dr Alexander Thomas Hicks Jolly was a well known General Practitioner who was the first doctor in Australia to prescribe the use of cortisone and the first to use ultrasound for joint and muscle issues. He was a member of the Communist Party of Australia and run as a Communist candidate for Local, State and Federal Parliament and served as a councillor for the Midland Junction Municipality. He was a close associate of local writer Katharine Susannah Prichard and Frederick and Bernice Ranford who were also members of the Communist Party of Australia. The house had one of the first swimming pools in the district. Aerial photographs from the mid 20th century indicate that the grounds of the property have diminished in condition and the form and extent of the residence are consistent with its original design.
Individual Building or Group
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| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Multistorey residence |
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| Post-War International |
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| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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