Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
254 Adelaide Tce Perth
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1893
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 2 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 13 Mar 2001 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 2 | ||
The place has aesthetic significance as an example of a residential building dating from around the turn of the century. The place is representative of the way of life of the wealthier residents of Perth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It has associations with the Moore and Wittenoom families, who were amongst the first colonial settlers to Western Australia. This is a rare surviving example of a grand residence on Adelaide Terrace dating from the 1890s and is a prominent building in the streetscape.
Two storey rendered masonry former residence now used as a restaurant. Hipped and gabled tiled roof with tall chimneys with corbelling. Symmetrical faced with facetted bays. Front doors replaced. Verandahs replaced with terrace. Internally the building has been extensively altered with loss of internal walls, fireplaces and staircases. The rear stair remains extant. Not part of an intact streetscape.
From the early years of settlement, the most prestigious residential address was St. Georges Terrace. By the late 1880s Adelaide Terrace was characterised by large houses overlooking the river. This area was considered to be the prestigious part of the city prior the development of West Perth. The house was formerly the home of Mrs. Annie Fletcher Wittenoom (nee Moore) daughter of Samuel and Dora Moore. Mrs A. F. Wittenoom is listed as residing in this location from the first Post Office Directory publication in 1893. In 1865, she has married Charles Wittenoom, son of the Rev. Wittenoom, the first colonial chaplain. Charles died in 1866, leaving her a widow with one child of their own, Florence, and three surviving children from his first marriage from which he was a widow, Edward (12), Frederick (11) and Rose (9). The house at No. 320 Adelaide Tce (renumbered to No. 254 in c. 1908, and prior to 1899 it was No. 13) was called 'Moleman'. Annie Wittenoom died in 1929. After this Miss F. Wittenoom is listed as the occupant, presumably her daughter, Florence. She died in 1946.The house was subsequently (from 1947) used by the Australian Red Cross Society for the Blood Bank and later for various commercial uses. Circa 1988 the building was damaged by vandals who removed the original stair, internal fireplaces and several windows and doors. In 2011, the former house has a sign 'Cloonmore' above the entrance. The building has lost its front verandahs but is otherwise readable as a grand, two storey former residence.
Low level of integrity. High level of authenticity. Form intact but has lost original detail internally and externally.
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Property Owner | |||
| Post Office Directories | State Library of Western Australia | ||
| Cons 4156 | Metropolitan Water Supply Survey Plans | State Records Office of WA | |
| Aerial Photographs | Landgate | ||
| Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australia | |||
| Visual Assessment |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Two storey residence |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Restaurant |
| Style |
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| Federation Queen Anne |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Painted Brick |
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