Local Government
Cambridge
Region
Metropolitan
5 Glen St West Leederville
Cambridge
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1908
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Heritage List | Adopted | 27 Nov 2018 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Nov 2018 | Category 3 |
The original portion of the place has aesthetic value as a demonstration of a simple timber workers cottage built in the early 20th century featuring original form and detail. This place and the adjacent timber cottages (1, 7 and 9 Glen Street) are a cohesive group of timber cottages that make a positive contribution to the streetscape. The place has historic value for its association with the settlement and development of Leederville in the early 20th century for working families. The original portion of the cottage has social value as a demonstration of the scale and form of housing for working families in the early 20th century.
Single storey timber frame and weatherboard cottage with hipped roof clad with Decromastic cladding, a metal cladding made to look like tiles. The bullnose verandah canopy has been reconstructed with corrugated cladding whilst the verandah detail includes turned timber posts and a timber deck. The verandah deck has been truncated to accommodate on site parking. The windows are timber framed 1-over-1 sashes flanking a central entrance door with fanlight.
This portion of West Leederville was subdivided for residential occupancy in the early 20th century. Often a single cottage or small groups of cottages were built as investment properties. In Glen Street, cottages were only built on the western side of the street for many decades. From the readily available information this residence was built c1908 and the first occupant and owner was labourer Arthur Powell (c1865-1940) with his widowed mother Ann Powell. Arthur Powell married Ellen Grub Turnbull in 1913 and the couple had two children. Sadly Ellen died in 1917 leaving Arthur with two small children to raise as his mother died in 1913. Arthur Powell married again in 1922, to Elizabeth Ann, nee Ward (c1881-1963). Following Arthur's death in 1940, Elizabeth lived in the cottage until the 1950s. Aerial photographs indicate that the original simple square form of the place can still be determined. Additions have occurred across the rear of the cottage throughout the 20th century, the most significant in c2008. The cottage was originally clad with corrugated iron which appears to have been replaced in the 1970s.
Integrity: Authenticity:
Good
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Aerial photographs, Landgate | Online Resources | 1953-2016 | |
The West Australian, p. 1. | Newspaper | 24 April 1940 | |
Wise's Post Office Directories for the City of Perth | Online Reference | 1900-1949 | |
The Daily News, p.1 | Newspaper | 28 November 1917 |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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