House, 29 Eileen Street

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a good example of the Inter War Californian Bungalow style executed in timber. • The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the Inter War period. • This place has social value as a demonstration of the form and scale of housing in the Inter War period occupied by working families

Physical Description

A single storey timber framed and tiled house of asymmetric plan form incorporating traditional detailing. The projecting bay incorporates a timbered gable with overhanging eaves. A three section window dominates the bay incorporating timber framed casement windows with fanlights above. The recessed section of the façade incorporates a simple verandah with timber deck, single step up and no balustrade. The canopy is a continuation of the main roof at the same pitch, supported on square timber posts with carved brackets. The entry is in the recessed section of the façade with timber panelled and glazed door with panelled and glazed side panels. The adjacent window is a further 3-sectioned opening with timber framed side hung casements with high light windows above. The main roof is an expansive hipped form with gable roof to the bay. The tiles are dark grey concrete tiles which appear to have been painted a paler colour at an earlier time and is subsequently wearing off. There is a brick chimney on the north plane of the roof.

History

This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by a group of investors in 1898. The group of investors included some of the most well known members of colonial society: S.H. Parker, G.H.Leake, H. Anstey, Dr D. Kenny, J. James, J. Grave, H.E. Parry, Dr. J. Hope and W. Paterson. Three of these men; Parker, Leake and Paterson; were at various times members of parliament. Eileen Street was named after Eileen Kenny whose father Dr Daniel Kenny was an eminent physician in addition to being a significant land speculator. From the available information this cottage was built in 1927 for the Ticehurst family. Labourer. Frank Ernest Ticehurst (c1898-1997), his wife Mary Elizabeth Ticehurst, née Iverson (c1899-1977) and their three children. The Ticehursts had lived in Kenny Street prior to building this cottage. The Ticehurst family suffered a tragedy when their oldest child Robert died aged 14 as a result of an accident whilst swimming in the river at Bassendean. The family lived on in the house until the 1980s. Aerial photographs indicate that the building form and extent have changed little since its original construction. Although it is probable that the tile roof cladding is a later replacement

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