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The single storey brick dwelling at No. 92 Angove Street is a good example of the Federation Queen Anne Bungalow style, illustrating the type of residential development during the Federation period in this section of Angove Street.

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The single storey house is constructed in brick with a predominatley hipped gambrel corrugated iron roof that featres gables and timber battens over roughcast infill. The dwelling has a assymetrical frontage and a truncated corner with a gable where the verandah returns from the front to the west facade. The dominant front room is gabled above a rectangular bay with triple casement window. The verandah is a separate skillion roof. The face brick walls feature a horizontal rendered band at sill and window and head height. The front door, sidelights and fanlights are richly detailed with leadlight stained glass. An adjacent circular window is similarly detailed. The house is elevated and a set of seven concrete stairs and low rendered baulster leads direct to the front door. The face brick chimney is detailed with roughcast with a moulded top and double clay pots. Setback from the street with a terraced garden with face brick retaining walls and steps to the staircase. Frontage dominated by double carport on front boundary. None apparent

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Angove Street and the surronding area, were part of the residential subdivision in North Perth developed on Swan Locations 647 and 653 by Solomon Hermann and Thomas Whitton Williams in the 1890's. The releases were known variously as the Woodville, Percy, Toorak and Christmas Hill estates. The northern side of Angove Street is the high side and features larger houses, many with bay windows. There were no houses on this section of Angove Street on the 1900 PWD sewerage plans, but development accelerated after the introduction of trams. The first line from Perth in 1900 - the No. 22 tram - ran up Beaufort Street, left into Bulwer, right into Fitzgerald Street and up as far as Forrest Street. In 1906 this line was extended further along Fitzgerald to Angove Street. By 1930 the section of street between Daphne and Charles Street was all but built out but activity slowed in the area with the advent of the Great Depression and many families struggled because of the high level of unemployment. The street numbering in the 1915 Post Office Directories is not the same as current street numbering and it is not clear if the subject place existed at this time. In 1921, Catherine and Charles Melvin were in residence and still occupying the dwelling in 1935. Douglas Wilson, a medical practioner, resided there in 1940 and in 1949 it was Mrs Dorothy McDonough. A local precinct system was started by West Perth resident Marie Slyth in 1992, and in 1992 an Angove Street Precinct Group was formed.

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Knutsford Arms Hotel

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The dwelling at No. 21 Brewer Street is a good example of the Federation Bungalow style that has retained a high level of integrity, including fence details, and demonstrates the quality and the sobriety of the contemporary workers housing in the period immediately prior to World War One.

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The house at No. 21 Brewer Street is a good example of a workers home built in the contemporary fashion of the Federation Bungalow style in the period immediately prior to World War One constructed of stone with quoining. The place retains a high degree of integrity complete with decorative detail and likely colour schemes.

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Four Perth Suburban Lots, numbered 12-15, were surveyed on the south edge of Stone's Lake, north of Edward Street in 1866. The lake was named Alfred Hawes Stone, a wealthy Adelaide terrace lawyer and prominent businessman who originally took up Location A3. In 1898, these four lots were owned by Zebina Lane, an engineer and mine owner at the Great Boulder mines, and one of a number of people who made money in gold mining and reinvested it in land developments during this period of rapid residential growth in Perth. Lane formed his own company and was involved with the Perth (WA) Estate Company Limited, which had developed the adjoining Westralia and East Norwood Estates. Suburban Lots 12-15 were subdivided for residential development circa 1902, and Brewer Street was created on the northern side of the development in 1903. This road was formerly in the locality of East Perth, but due to boundary changes it is now in the locality of East Perth. In 1905, Frederick Owen, dairyman is listed in the street and Chinese market gardens were still being cultivated. By 1910, there were 12 residences listed for the south side of the street. The caretaker of Loton Park, James Noyce, was occupying the caretaker's house on the north side of the street, within the park boundaries. The house at No. 21 Brewer Street was built circa 1908 by builder Mr Johnothan Kalish. After the builder Mr Kalish completed the subject dwelling he commenced building his own dwelling next door at No. 25 Brewer Street. In 1912 the house at No. 21 Brewer Street was one of 17 houses in the street and it was occupied by James Pilgrim. In 1915, there were 16 houses in the street with No. 21 being occupied by Edward E. Meyers. In 1949 it was still listed to the Meyers family, this time Mrs Margaret Meyers.

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Hyde Park Hotel

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The Hyde Park Hotel is of considerable social significance as a continuously licensed and operating hotel since the last 19th century. It has been a landmark venue throughout that period and has marked the centre of its neighbourhood. It has close associations with the Perth Jazz Society and WA Jazz Club and has long been the venue for live jazz performance by musicians of international, national and local acclaim.

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The original hotel building is a tall double storeyed building, capped with a high parapet wall. The proportions of the building have been drastically changed by the loss of two storey verandahs and changes to fenestration. The loss of the verandahs has given emphasis to the grand proportions and Beaux Arts composition of the basic building. This is further highlighted by the contrasting paint finish with light rendered vertical panels each side of doorways. The verticals are contrasted with intrusive horizontal banding at window head height at both floor levels. A suspended boxed canopy extends around the truncated corner and both street frontages. The roof is not visible due to a continuous parapet that has minimal decoration other than recessed panels. The ground level doors and windows are an adhoc combination of interventions. The hotel extension and bottle shop were additions of the early 1970s by Howlett & Bailey, now much adapted, were constructed in ribbed concrete blockwork and ribbed metal deck. The Hyde Park Hotel is Perth's best known and longest operating live jazz venue. Zero setbacks to the street. Numerous

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The Hyde Park Hotel was originally built as the Commonwealth Hotel. It is one of a number of hotels constructed in the developing area of northern Perth in the late 1890s. It was built on part of Lot Y213. The place appears on the 1900 PWD sewerage plans but not on the 1897 series. Manager in 1905 was G. Clarke and in 1915, Stephen J. Lillis. Dick Turkington was the manager in 1938. In 1942 Jack Hewitt took over, possibly due to Dirk Turkington becoming involved in the war effort (World War 11). In 1944 it was listed as the Hyde Park Hotel for the first time and it was run by E.M Bannan from 1944 to 1945. Dirk Turkington returned to run it in 1946, and he was still running the place in 1949. An extension to the hotel, on the southern side, provided a performance venue for live music and which has become the home of live jazz performance in Perth for more than three decades. In 2007 the hotel was purchased by the Woolworths group and the perth Jazz Society was forced to move its headquarters from here to a another venue. A drive-in bottle shop was also added at the same time as the live performance area to the south-west corner of the building.

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The house at 4 Camelia Street was part of the Monastery Grounds Estate. It is a fine representative example of the Federation Queen Anne style and presents a domestic complement to the grand Federation Gothic style of the Redemptorist Monastery opposite.

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The single storey brick building has a predominately hipped roof and crippled verandahs, with gable features infilled with roughcast and decorative stucco. Tall banded chimneys feature on the roof. The verandah has a decorative turned valance. Brick rendered fence and plantings obscure views of the place. Flat roof carport and pergola

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Camelia Street was created when the Redemptorist Monastery was built (1901-1903) and the surrounding land was subdivided for residential development. The subdivision was called the Monastery Grounds Estate. The sellig agent, W.Wilford Mitchell of William Street, Perth, advertised it as being 'only one mile from the Central Railway Station' and situated 'on the heights of North Perth'. Surrounded by superior villas, overlooking City & riber. Only one minute form the tram. Absolutely the last chance of obtaining an ideal site for a home at first cost in this progressive suburb'. The terms were one quarter cahs with the balance within 12 months. Five per cent interest was added. This part of the subdivison was between Camelia, Park, Leake and Vincent Street with the Monastery grounds bordering the western side of Camelia Street. No 4 is one of the larger and more elaborate homes in the street. It is built on one side of a double block and addresses both the street and the garden with its three bay windows and return verandah. No. 22 was also built on a double block and owned by one of the Cogans who ran Cogan Bors, a clothing store in central Hay Street. No. 24 was ocupied by Mr and Mrs Kelly and their son Pat became a Redemptorist priest. The first houses built in the street were Nos. 27 and 29, which were built no later than 1906. No. 36 - built for Mrs Anne Pateman, was the next in 1907. These early houses in Camelia Street are not given street numbers in the Post Office Directories, and later numbers begin at 10 with one house remaining unnumbered, which is most likely this property. No. 4, the first house listed in the street in the Post Office Directories was occupied by Mr and Mrs Albert Pye. They had a large family, including a son John who was born in the house in 1913. The house remained in the family for many years and in 1932, it was occupied by Michael Edward Pye, who was involved in the film distribution business. He was still in residence in 1940 but died during World War 11 and the family sold the house in the 1950's. An addition was constructed at the rear of the house in the 1980's with a new living area, wine cellar and storagea area and it has since been painstakingly restored. The vacant block next door, once the Pye's formal rose gardne, now has a separate house constructed on it.

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Residence, 306 Charles Street

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The house, at 306 Charles St, has social significance as the residence Robert Browne, one of the sons of the founder of Brownes Dairy. It was built in close proximity to the dairy factory (former). It is an exemplar of the Interwar Arts and Crafts bungalow style.

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The single storey dwelling is symmetrical to the front, with a gambrel hipped roof, that features an aedicular entry porch standing through the full width verandah, which is gently crippled under the main roof. It is supported by pairs of turned timber posts with a flat arched valance and decorative vertical timber balustrade. The clarity of the timber pattern making, set against the plainness of the house and its coolie hat roof, make it an exmplar of the Interwar Arts and Crafts bungalow style, based on a Federation period bungalow model. Slightly elevated behind a low brick and pier fence and gardens and lawn in the setback. None apparent

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No. 306 Charles Street, North Perth is the former residence of Robert Irwin Browne, of Brownes Ltd. In 1920 after his father Edward Browne established Brownes Milk Factory in the premises of the bankrupt Dairy Farmers Cooperative Ltd in Charles Street, he moved his family into a house at No. 40 Albert Street, which was across from the milk factory. He lived there with his wife Mary (nee Gamble) and their three sons until his death in 1926. Edward's eldest son, Robert Irwin Browne, became the manager of Brownes Ltd. In 1929, Robert purchased lots 98, 99 & 101 on Charles Street. The rear of this land abuts the site of 40 Albert Street. In 1930 he built the house at 306 Charles Street as his own family home, which he occupied for many years. His mother Mary continued to occupy the house at 40 Albert Street until her death in 1961. Walter Theodore Browne, Robert's brother, and joint manager of Brownes Ltd, occupied No. 40 Albert Street with his own family, making considerable alterations to the place to facilitate modern living requirements. Walter Browne died in December 2000 and an approval was granted for the removal of the house at No. 40 Albert Street. In 1930 Browne's purchased the Wattle Ice Cream Co., installed their equipment in the North Perth plant and started to make ice cream and butter. In 1932 after a trip to the USA, Walter introduced the Eskimo Pie chocolate - coated ice cream. Demand soon outstripped their ability to supply so an arrangement was made with Peters Ice Cream to supply Browne's with bulk ice cream. In 1929 Depression led farmers abandoning their land or halting production and to a shortage of milk. Browne's had to cease butter and ice cream manufacture at North Perth. In the early 1930's they began ice production. With the post-war boom the plant was modernised and a mew factory opened in 1949. This produced pasteurised milk in bottles for the first time in WA under the name 'Golden Seal'. Browne's also introduced the State's first chocolate milk in 1951 and the first yoghurt in 1959. Peter's acquired Browne's Dairy Ltd in 1962. In 1970 Browne's built a new factory on the site on the south side of Kadina Street. This was used to make cottage and feta cheese, yogurt and sour cream and Classic Dessert. Juice and flavoured milk continued to be produced in the main factory and a second milk bottling line was also installed. Milk cartons were introduced in 1974. Milk was put into glass bottles for the last time in 1986. In 1998 the dairy moved to Balcatta after more than 80 years in North Perth. A growers market and six retail shops were subsequently housed within the original building with town houses constructed in Kadina Street - a place known as 'The Village - North Perth.

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The shop and house, at 332 Charles Street, demonstrates the typology of an attached house and shop of the Inter War period remarkably using a Bungalow style for the house.

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The shop attached to the single storey dwelling replaces an earlier weatherboard shop. It is narrow fronted in a rudimentary Stripped Classical style. The loss of its canopy exaggerates the narrow frontedness. The shop comprises rendered pillar framing shopfront glazing and a recessed door with fanlight above. There is a high plain parapet between to face brick piers with corbelled tops. The shops were apparently added to the dwelling, during the hard times of the Interwar years, and served the local communities using the public transport along Charles Street. The dwelling has a full gable roof with front gable detailed with vertical battens. It has a front verandah with rendered balustrade and set of three casement windows. Residential setting to the dwelling- setback with lawns and garden, mature plantings. Shop zero setback. The shop canopy has been removed. The front fence has been replaced.

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Charles Street, then known as Wanneroo Road became a well-used thoroughfare in the 19th Century as it led to the northern track along which farmers carried their produce from their farms in the north to the Perth markets. In response to this, businesses opened along Wanneroo Road, often in the form of small shops at the front of existing homes or alongside. In this case the owner of the subject house and attached house, Mark Whiskin, would have been catering to the increase in population in the area and the increased spending power during the 1920s World War I boom. The Perth Water Metropolitan Sewerage Plans indicate that the first building to occupy the site was a weatherboard dwelling that had a nil setback to Charles Street and a verandah to the rear of the property. The Wises Post Office Directories reveal that the weatherboard cottage was vacant for several years from 1923-1926. In 1922 John Gordon was in residence and from 1917 to 1920 Mrs Louisa McNauall is listed as renting the property. In 1916 the dwelling was occupied by Geoffrey Grant then numbered 126 and in 1914 Mrs M McNamara. Prior to this there is no street numbering along Charles Street from Angove to Albert Street, which makes it difficult to decipher the occupants during this time. It can be assumed however that the weatherboard cottage that first occupied the site was constructed at the turn of the 20th century. In 1920, the Perth rates books listed Mark Whiskin as owning a house on the site, which was rented by Mrs Louisa McNaull until 1921.At that time there were two grocers, two butchers a boot maker and a confectioner between Nos. 300 and 348 Charles Street indicating that a shopping strip was developing. In 1927, a shop and bakehouse were listed for the first time at No. 332 and as being owned and operated by Mark Whiskin. Mark Whiskin and his wife Elizabeth moved from Victoria to Kalgoorlie in the mid 1890s for a short period before moving to Perth where they initially operated Whiskin's Bakeries in North Perth. Their first store was at No. 5 Kadina Street. The Wise's Post Office Directories indicate that in 1927 the Whiskin's set up the bakery in at the subject place along Charles Street. Mark would not sell the Kadina Street property to Browne's Dairy and his daughter, Alma purchased it for ₤270 in 1927. Mark Whiskin died in the Claremont Asylum and was buried at the Wesleyan Cemetery, Karrakatta in 1931. Following her husband's death Elizabeth lived and worked with her sons in their bakeries at Albany, Norseman and Wundowie. The bakery at No. 332 Charles Street was sold in 1938. Following this time the Wises Post Office Directories indicate that Harvey and Sons Bakery operated at the subject place from 1939 to 1944 when Sexton and Sons operated a bakery from the place. From 1945 to at least 1949 Ivan Velvic was listed as occupying the subject place. The laneway system at the rear of the house and shoo must have been of some advantage to the bakers for it had two points of access to Angove Street. Also No. 332, being situated close to the corner of Angove Street, meant that any tenant and the residents would have been able to take advantage of the North Perth tram service. The Fitzgerald Street line, which ran along Angove Street as far as Albert Street from 1906, was extended to Charles Street in 1927. Trams from the city to North Perth ran along Fitzgerald Street from 1900 to 1953. Roads were constructed to provide a firm base for the tracks. The lines entered Fitzgerald Street from Bulwer Street with the first route ending at Forrest Street. The Fitzgerald Street line was continued north along Angove Street with the Albert Street terminus opening in 1906. The line extended to Charles Street in 1927. These extensions led to rapid growth in North Perth. Whereas only 12 per cent had been built on in 1904, this had risen to 36 per cent by 1911.

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The house, at No. 426 Charles Street, is an Interwar bungalow which has been transformed into an exemplar of Immigrant Nostalgic by the lively and vigorous reworking of the façade.

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The single storey dwelling is in an elevated position on the site with a set of concrete steps with wrought iron balustrade up to the front verandah. The dwelling has a two roomed frontage with the verandah protruding beyond the main front room. The main roof, of Interwar design, is hipped and clad with tiles. A flat roof edged with render and stone is curved around the verandah and across the front window to form an awning. The verandah pillars are circular with horizontal alternate bands of stone and render, similarly the dado verandah wall is alternately banded. The lower section of the main walls of the house are also banded to dado height, then rendered. The windows are in configurations of 3 casements. The front door is a pair of timber framed fully glazed doors. The authors are not aware of any InterWar precedent of similar detailing to the front of the house which suggests that the work dates from after World War Two. Setback in an elevated position, with lawns and perimeter shrubs. The low rendered fence with curved stepped pillars curves around the corner . The façade is a later adaptation of the original house.

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Charles Street became a well-used thorough fare in the 19th Century as it led to the northern track along which farmers carried their produce from their farms in the north down to the Perth markets. There were few houses in this section of Charles Street in the 1920s and none had been allocated street numbers north of Angove Street. By 1930 some street numbers had been allocated but there was only one house (No. 434) and the Ralmara tennis courts in the block between Redfern and Paddington Streets. This situation remained until 1939 when a second house was built (No. 430). In 1940 two more were added, Nos. 428 and 426, the subject place. They were both vacant at the time the information for Wise's Post Office Directories was collected. The following year (1941) the Directories showed Alex Gupanis in residence at No. 426 and William Gupanis at No. 428. Alex Gupanis was still in residence at the subject places when the Directories ceased. Although considered to be quite a long way out of Perth in the 1930's it was just five-block walk down Charles Street to a tram service. The North Perth tram line ran along Angove Street, providing workers and shoppers with transport into Perth until the 1950's. The opening of the Kyilla Infant School in nearby Selkrik Street in 1945 would have been an added bonus for families in the area with young children.

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’Nuytsia’ is a fine example of a grand single storey Federation Queen Anne residence, given prominence by its corner setting. The place has associations with William Orestes Silverlock, William John Clarke and Socrates Palmer, and the site was part of the land holding of the Catholic Church, part of which was used for the development of the Redemptorist Monastery.

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'Nuytsia' is a grand single storey residence in the Federation Queen Anne style on the corner of Chelmsford Road and Norfolk Street. The house has a large gambrel roof with a gabled wing addressing each street frontage and a truncated gablet addressing the street corner. A return timber verandah runs the length of both principal facades, with a truncated entry corner and simple balustrade to its full length. The face brickwork is banded at a height of approximately 1.2m above floor level. Openings have single and double sash windows and french doors. Corner site with front garden. Extensive side and rear gardens have been subdivided and developed for housing. Subdivision of gardens. Extensive restoration.

History

The strip of land between Chelmsford Road and Vincent Street was acquired by the Catholic Church in the 1880s. The Church built a number of houses along the Vincent Street frontage in the late 1890s, opposite the Highgate Hill subdivision, and part of the land went to the Redemptorist Fathers for their Monastery. The bulk of the landholding was subdivided and sold for residential use. William Orestes Silverlock, builder and contractor, was the first occupier of a residence on Lots 81-83 on Chelmsford Road and most likely built the residence himself. It was valued at ₤360 and was referred to on the Certificate of Title as 'Nuytsia'. Nutytsia is the name of the floribunda commonly known as the Western Australian Christmas Tree. It is parasitic tree found naturally only in WA and is known for its bright orange flowers around Christmas time. Silverlock occupied the residence with his wife Ethel from 1908 to 1911. In 1911, the place was purchased by William John Clarke, a storekeeper of Day Dawn, and the vacant block was sold to John Thomas and Hillary Fox. In 1915 both lots were listed as owned and occupied by Clark, who owned them until his death in 1921. The house was then owned by Socrates Palmer, who worked as a warehouseman at Goode Durrant & Murray Ltd's boot factory in Church Street. The MWSSDD sewerage plans of c.1930, show No. 109 as still the only residence on the three lots. It is shown situated on Lot 83 and part of Lot 82. According to the Wise's Post Office Directory in 1949 there was still only one house on the three blocks but it was then occupied by Ken Tiller. In 1998, the house underwent considerable refurbishment. The house has since been further subdivided into four blocks, with the rear blocks facing onto a right-of-way, known as Jack Mark's Lane. This was named after the Town of Vincent's first Mayor, who was in office from 1955 until 1988. Jack died in office and his role was taken on by Vincent's Deputy Mayor, John Hyde.

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The dwelling at No. 130 Chelmsford Road is a grand and detailed example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture, which makes an important contribution to the Chelmsford Road streetscape and environs.

Physical Description

The brick and iron dwelling at No. 130 Chelmsford Road is a grand example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture, which was constructed in 1908. The dwelling is elevated above ground level and has an impressive presentation to the street. The main gable roof form is hipped and features two brick chimneys, a gable vent at its apex and two street facing gables. One gable fronts Chelmsford Road and the other is positioned diagonally to face the south east corner of the site. The gable ends are detailed with decorative plaster motifs. A bull nose verandah runs around the southern and eastern sides of the dwelling and is supported by decorative posts. The verandah is heavily embellished by an ornate cast iron frieze and by complementary cast iron brackets. The front door is surrounded by leadlight and stained glass panels, depicting a bird scene. The front door opens into an entry foyer, which was previously used as a doctor's surgery waiting room. A series of bells to communicate with staff were installed in the dwelling and can be seen in some rooms. Throughout the dwelling are high ceilings and jarrah floor boards. Some of the rooms located at the rear of the dwellings such as the bathroom and kitchen have been renovated. The bedroom located at the rear of the dwelling, has access to the attic. The dwelling is located along the portion of Chelmsford Road between Ethel Street and Norfolk Street in North Perth. Set back approximately 6.5 metres from Chelmsford Road the dwelling is delineated from the street by a brick and iron fence. The place is surrounded by a number of mature plantings including an impressive Eucalyptus. Alterations and Additions to the rear of the dwelling.

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Chelmsford Road North Perth was part of the Hyde Park Heights Estate. The eastern end of the subdivision was also referred to as the Tramway Estate, indicating the importance of public transport in attracting residents to an area in the early part of the 20th Century. This dwelling 'Roethorpe' was built on two blocks of land for the gentleman land owner, James Field, who was still in residence in 1920. Field was known to have employed staff in his home and he had a series of electric bells installed to communicate with them. Later in the dwelling's history the foyer and two front rooms were used as a doctor's surgery and in 1930 T.H Donnelly, medical practioner, was listed as resided and practising there. At the time the foyer was used as the waiting room and there were two consulting rooms on either side of this. By 1940 it was back to a single residence and Mrs Alice Conroy was living there and in 1949, the resident was edgar Gillies. Further renovations (to the kitchen and bathroom) have been carried out in more recent times.

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The house at No. 164 Chelmsford Road is a good example of Federation Arts and Crafts style architecture applied to a standard model of bungalow of the period.

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The single storey brick dwelling is elevated across the front on a limestone foundation. The brick walls feature two bands of render, at sill and window head height. The main roof is hipped with an Arts and Crafts style decorative front gable over the protruding front room. The front verandah has a bullnose roof, supported on faceted posts, with a straight spindled valence. The place is assymmetrical typical of the plan form of working class Queen Anne and Bungalow styles. Its style is derived primarily from its geometrically patterned eaves detail and bracketed front window awning. Set back from the street and elevated across the front, by virtue of block sloping down to road. New fence with limestone piers and vertical steel railings. Extensions at rear, new roof, concrete verandah floor, possibly new verandah posts, new fence.

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Chelmsford Road North Perth was part of the Hyde Park Heights Estate. The eastern end of the subdivision was also referred to as the Tramway Estate, indicating the importance of public transport in attracting residents to an area in the early part of the 20th century. In 1906, the tram service on Fitzgerald Street reached Forrest Street, providing public transport nearby and hastening development in the immediate area. The plans and subsequent work carried out on nearby Hyde Park around 1899 would also have also have increased the attraction of the nearby streets and it did lead to the subdividers using the name in a bid to attract purchasers. No. 164 (Lot 22) was built along Chelmsford Road between Leake (originally known as John Street) and Fitzgerald Streets near the western end of the street. It is one of a number of substantial brick and iron dwellings constructed in the area around this time. The right-of-way at the rear was part of the original survey. These lanes are very common in the North Perth area as they are in many other of the older suburbs of Perth. In 1904 - 05 W.H.C James is recorded in the Rates Books as owning Lots 22 and 23, but in 1905 there are no entries for the western end of Chelmsford Road. This correlates with the Wises Post Office Directories which indicate that the subject dwelling was constructed circa 1910 and those properties to the immediate east and west of the property constructed in 1910. The 1910 Wise Post Office Directories show just two dwellings on the northern portion of Chelmsford Road between what was then known as John Street (now Leake Street) and Fitzgerald Street, the subject dwelling appearing the following year in 1911. At this time three dwellings are listed on the southern side of the street along this portion. The first occupant of the subject dwelling according to the Wises Post Office Directories is Joseph Tobin who resides at the dwelling from 1911 to 1924. Throughout the 1920s and early 1930s there are a number of different residents. In 1933 John Teehan and later Mrs Mary Teehan are listed as occupying the subject property until 1947 when Mrs Rose Matheson is listed as the resident. In 1949 the last year of the Wises Post Office Directories, Mrs Rose Matheson remains as resident. In 1990 a Building Licence is issued to Dienelt for additions to the dwelling.

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The place is recognised as having significance through its association with Phillip Collier who was MLA for Boulder and Premier of Western Australia during the Inter-War period. The place has some historic value as it demonstrates the growth of suburban areas in Perth that occurred as a direct result of the Gold Boom and the associated increase in the population. As a weatherboard dwelling the place has some rarity value as it represents a building material that is no longer widely used in the construction of residential buildings in Perth.

Physical Description

The subject dwelling at No. 24 Daphne Street is a single storey weatherboard cottage located between Angove and Farmer Streets in North Perth. The dwelling is timber clad with a hipped iron roof. The dwelling has a double room frontage with the lounge room on the north of the dwelling protruding the width of the front verandah. The verandah is bull nosed supported by turned timber posts and is decorated with a timber valance. Entrance to the dwelling is through a wooden door with paned glass windows either side of the door and a fan light above. The dwelling is setback behind a low timber picket fence. The are a few small plantings within this front setback. There is a right of way that abuts the northern boundary of the property. Daphne Street is small in length located between Angove and Farmer Streets in North Perth. The streetscape represents the changing face of development that has occurred in this area of North Perth from the first subdivision in the 1890's to the present day. Some of the original weatherboard cottages dating from the late 1890's to the early twentieth century are located on both the east and west side of the street. The rear of the dwelling has undergone various additions and alterations.

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Daphne Street is a direct product of the Gold Rush Period experienced in Perth between 1893 and 1919. The triangle formed by Angove, Farmer and Parker Streets, was part of the Woodville Estate, a residential subdivision in North Perth developed on Swan Location 653in 1898 by Solomon Hermann and Thomas Whitton Williams. The blocks cost from £15 upwards on a 25% deposit with a 12 month period of grace for a payment interest -free. The cost of the blocks represented approximately 8 week's wages for a working man at the time. In these early days the subdivision offered cheap land to working class families. With the discovery of gold, resulting in a rapid rise in the population throughout the latter part of the 1890's, the blocks in Daphne Street sold quickly with 14 of the 22 blocks being sold by 1899. By 1903, five years after the subdivision, the essential character of the street was already established, its residents being almost entirely skilled tradesmen, their wives and children. Two early purchasers along the street were Patrick Kelly and his wife Bridget who built a weatherboard cottage at No. 13 and Mr Charles Kirkwood and his wife Margaret, who built a weatherboard cottage at No. 5 in 1898 and in 1903 built the subject property at No. 24 Daphne Street. The Kelly's came to Western Australia from Victoria in the 1890's. This single storey painted weatherboard cottage at No. 13 is still in extant and is a fine example of a Federation Georgian workers cottage. Charles Kirkwood was a carpenter who also came to Western Australia during the 1890's. He was a very active member of the colony's infant Labor Party and took a number of contracts in the goldfields and pursued trade union activities, leaving his wife Margaret in their dwelling in North Perth for long periods. Kirkwood briefly held the position of president of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labour Party and was the holder of many executive offices. This block had a laneway running along its north side in order to provide rear access to the houses which backed onto it from the south side of Farmer Street, as well as the laneway at the rear. The house at No. 24 was erected in 1903 and as was the case with a number of the properties along the street, No. 24 Daphne Street was primarily occupied by tenants whose turnover was fairly consistent, with few staying more than a year or 18 months. This is well illustrated by the Wise's Postal Directories which reveal that Mr Michael O'Conner resided at the place in 1905. For a short period in 1906/07, owner Charles Kirkwood (through his Labor Party affiliations), rented No. 24 to Mr Philip Collier who had then just been elected to the Legislative Assembly as the Member for Boulder. He was looking for a place to rent with his wife and 4 small children before acquiring their house in Mount Lawley. Collier held the position as Member of Boulder until his retirement in 1947 and served as Premier of Western Australia 1924 - 1930 and from 1933 - 1936. Following the short tenancy of the Collier family, Mr Cort and his wife, music teacher, Mrs Madge Cort resided in the house until 1913. Mrs Cort was also a notable figure in the early Labor movement, being one of the founders of the Union Orchestra, and she later moving to Kalgoorlie to stimulate music making circles there. In 1912 Charles Kirkwood sold the subject place to Mr Hope and established himself as a farmer and post master in Dulbelling in the Quairading District. The subject property continued to be rented and was occupied by Mr Charles Letcher a mercantile clerk and his wife and children from 1913. On the death of Mr Letcher in 1916, his widow remained renting the property until moving across the road. Mr Vincent Wilson rented the place in 1920 and Mr Les Donegan in 1923. Throughout the latter part of the 1920's and during the 1930's Mr William Pascoe resided at the place. In 1939 Mr Fred Phillips and his wife Fanny became the proprietors of the place and they resided there until Mr Phillip's death in 1960. The Australian Pensioners League acquired No. 24 at the death of Mr Phillips and in 1965 the League disposed of the property to the State Housing Commission, which also acquired the old shop next door at No. 22 Daphne Street. Mrs Winifred M. Penglase ran this shop as a mixed business in the 1930's and 40's and in 1949 it was a mixed business but the proprietor was George Thomas. In 1972 the State Housing Commission, now Homeswest, released Kirkwood's original weatherboard cottage onto the private market, where it went rapidly through several owners.

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North Perth Fire Station (fmr # 1)

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Dwelling, Caretaker's House, Robertson Park

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08705 Robertson Park and Archaeological Sites

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North Perth Baptist Church and Hall (fmr)

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North Perth Baptist Church and Hall (former) is a good example of the Federation Romanesque style, which contributes significantly to the townscape as a landmark located at a prominent intersection. Historically it is significant for associations with the Baptist Church, its local congregation for worship and the social interaction with the local community.

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Both buildings are single storey of considerable proportions. They are both red face brick with white stucco detailing. The hall, facing Vincent Street, is the simpler of the two and features a trio of narrow arched windows high on the front gable. The church also facing Vincent St on the corner of Fitzgerald St features a chequerboard pattern under a wide arched string course above three tall narrow arched windows. Above this are three arched vents. This feature is duplicated on the partial gable set back behind the main gable. Gardens are in place in the setback on the street frontages behind a low brick and palisade fence. Front verandah to the hall, internal modifications.

History

The first Perth Baptist church was officially formed on 23 June 1895, and other churches were founded at Fremantle and Katanning. On 4 December 1896, a Baptist Union was formed of the existing churches. A division developed in the church over the issue of open (non-baptised) or close (baptised) membership. The group favouring close membership established a separate church in the William Street Oddfellows hall while the open membership group remained at the Museum Street church. Both groups undertook mission work in the North Perth area, with the first services of the North Perth parish being held in the North Perth Municipal Chambers in February 1902. In 1904, the Museum Street group built a church on the corner of Vincent and Fitzgerald streets to cater for the developing North Perth parish. The foundation stone for the new Baptist church was laid on 6 July 1904, by Reverend Silas Mead, and the dedication service was held on 26 October. The Museum Street group soon found the new church a strain on their financial resources, so they sold the church to the William Street group for £1,250. The group took possession of the North Perth Baptist Church on 1 May 1905. There was no clergyman's name listed in Wise's Post Office Directories in 1905; the first name which appeared was Reverend Samuel T. Pitman was the clergyman there from January 1904 to July 1909. The North Perth parish extended its work to Osborne Park, Mount Hawthorn and Maylands. Churches were established in those suburbs with North Perth as the Mother church. In 1917, there were two pastors for the four churches, Reverend E.M Hall and Reverend J.D Howell. Victoria Park joined the group in 1917. In 1922 during Reverend Hy Keeve's incumbency, a Memorial Hall measuring 75ft by 30ft, was built beside the Church at a cost of 1,400 pounds. The foundation stone, laid on 22 January 1922, listed the names of those members of the congregation who died in World War 1. In 1930 the clergyman was Reverend William Gilmour and due to his work and that of others in 1934, the active membership of the North Perth Baptist Church reached 100, the highest in the church's history. A Sunday School for 120 children, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Christian Endeavour Societies, Boys' Club, Girls' clubs and a Ladies' Guild were conducted in the parish. By 1935, (during Reverend A.P Dawson's period) the population of the area had begun to age, with young people moving to the outer suburbs. In 1957, a house adjacent to the church was bought as a manse, possibly for Reverend Dr. E.G Gibson who was the clergyman there around that time. The cost of this manse was 3,500 pounds. The congregation continued to decline and the North Perth Baptist Church was closed in 1976, with Reverend C.Carter (5 February 1967 to December 1967) being the last clergyman in residence. The sale of the properties was finalised by September 1980 and the church was deconsecrated. Both the church and the hall were subsequently used for commercial purposes and in 2008 they were being used as offices and a showroom. Having changed hands several times since then the place fell into disrepair and in 1983, the Perth City Council ordered that the church and adjoining hall be put into good condition or demolished. In October 1981, the then owner shot two men and then killed himself after a dispute of the building's stained glass windows. The murdered men were said to have been negotiating to buy the church buildings. The church was put on the market in March 1983, for $115, 000. Today the Church Building is used as a yoga studio and the adjacent adjoining hall as a kick boxing studio.

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Semi-detached pair

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The semi-detached pair, at 321-323 Fitzgerald Street, is a fine and exuberant example of an intact Federation Bungalow style with Arts and Crafts influences. It provides a lively presentation to the street.

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The single storey semi-detached pair are a brick construction with a single hipped roof with feature gables central over the front room of each half, and an arched roof vent central within the front roof. The bracketed gables are intricately detailed with semi circular and other design fretwork and have apex finials. The front walls are face brick with rendered bans The front rooms have a rectangular bay with a central pair of double hung sash windows. There is a bullnose verandah across the entire frontage, interrupted by a party wall. The verandah is supported by square timber posts with spindled timber valance and a detailed fretwork archway onto the verandah, in line with the recessed front doors. The chimneys each side are tall face brick chimneys detailed with wide corbelled moldings. The front fence rests on a face limestone retaining wall that rises four steps from the footpath. The steps are central. Above the retaining wall is a recent high face brick fence, recessed at the entry where two original limestone pillars mark the same. The fence obscures views of the place. A double storey extension at the rear of 321.

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Fitzgerald Street was named after Captain Charles Fitzgerald, a captain in the Royal Nacy and then Governor of Western Australia from 1848 to 1855. Initially called Woodville and Toorak after the area's early estates, it was not until circa 1901 that the area was named North Perth. it was seen as a good place to live as housing was relatively cheap, and it was within walking distance of the City. The semi-detached pair at 321-323 Fitzgerald Street is situated on the west side of the street, between Vincent and Chelmsford streets. In 1906, the tram service on Fitzgerald Street reached Forrest Street, providing public transport for that area and hastening residential development. It is to be noted that this service finished in 1952 with the last tram running in February of that year. The semi-detached pair was built between about 1910 and 1915. The laneway at the rear was part of the original survey. These lanes are very common in the North Perth area as they are in many other of the older suburbs of Perth. Their original purpose was to provide a rear access to the blocks and to allow the Council's night cart access to the householders' 'dunnies' which were built along the rear boudaries of their properties. The 'dunnies' had a flap at the back so that the pan in use could be swapped for a clean one by the 'night soil' man. Initially these night carts were horse-drawn but they were later repalced by motorised vehicles. This service was phased out in the 1950's as more and more properties in the area were sewered. In 1915, No 321 was listed in the Post Office Directory as occupied by George B. Lithgo and there is no listing for No. 323. This was the first year that No. 321 was listed under its current number. Prior to that it was No. 11 and No. 323 was No. 13. William Dewsnap was listed at No. 11 until 1910 and J.Johnson at No. 13, then George Lithgo was listed at No. 11 from 1911 onwards. No. 13 was listed as being occupied again in 1914 by Mrs F.L Gulliver. In 1929 the occupants were George Rodier (No. 321) and Reginald H. Wnet (No. 323); and in 1949 they were Mrs Mabel Cullen (No. 321) and Thomas James (No. 323).

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