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• 18497 Bulwer Avenue Precinct

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Old Street Signs

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The extant old street signs are enamelled artefacts which demonstrate the variety of colourways and typefaces used in the suburb’s early street signage. Their significance is enhanced by remaining in location.

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Early street signs were enamelled metal, in various colourways and with a variety of type faces. The signs are artefacts of their period and gain significance by remaining in location. Early street signs also remain at 2 Dangan Street and 189 Lake Street. The street signs are fixed to the exterior of buildings.

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Modern street signs are generally attached to poles erected specifically for the purpose. Early street signs were traditonally attached to the side of the residence which occupied the street corner site. Remaining signs attached to residences are also located at No. 2 Dangan Street, Perth and in nearby Lake Street at No. 189 (corner of Hope Street). Initially the poles used for the street signs were timber, cut from tall trees of Western Australia's south-west, and in more recent times metal has been used. In some cases the poles used for the street signs were those previously erected for the tram and later the trolleybus wires or for the other signage. It has been suggested that some areas of Perth had their street signs removed during World War 11 in case of an enemy invasion. It is no known whether this was the case in this district.

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Bulwer Park Flats

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Bulwer Park Flats is one of the earlier and more distinguished examples of Interwar flat building by Harold Krantz and Fred Hawkins. In the late Interwar period there was considerable interest in new forms of urban life as represented by residential flats. In the postwar period Harold Krantz, and later his son, became notable architect/developers of residential flats, financed by syndicates which they formed. Bulwer Flats are a good and representative example of the International Art Deco style, as practised in Perth.

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The two storey block of flats is constructed of brick and tile. The lower façade facing William Street is rendered and painted. The building features lower storey concrete eyebrow awnings over the windows. The timber casement windows have horizontal lights, the verandahs are an integral part of the main structure, and there are port hole window features. The hipped roof has boxed eaves and the building name is applied to the upper floor facing William Street. The staircase up the side of the building has a brick balustrade. A low brick perimeter wall delineates the boundary and a small garden area within the setback. None apparent

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Perth Town Lot N111 was previously occupied by a residence with extensive grounds. It was the only dwelling in the section of Bulwer street between Irene and William streets. The residence is not shown on the PWD sewerage plan series of 1900. In 1910, it was occupied by contractor Sydney M. Stansmore. In 1932, the place was owned and occupied by Mrs Agnes Canavon. In 1940, the Bulwer Park flats were under construction. Owners of the property at that time were architect, Harold Krantz, and Sonia Grodeck. Builder Frank Hawkins is recorded as occupying the site. In 1933, it was reported that 'flat life' was becoming more popular in Perth and suburbs, as evidenced by the construction of several blocks in and around the city. Flat conversion was also seen as a way of dealing with old-fashioned residences at this time, with a number undergoing extensive refurbishment and renovation, which often included a new façade. Other older homes were removed to make way for the new flat developments. In 1949 the occupants of the flats were E. Strudwick, Miss Joan M. Maldon, Miss B Balfour, Miss Mainstone, Miss Tyler, n. McVeigh, Phil jarrick, Mrs I.m Rogers and Mrs Ashby - a preponderance of female tenants, many of whom were single.

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Dilhorn

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Dilhorn is an exemplar of the Federation Beaux Arts style. It was designed by the notable architect J.J. Talbott Hobbs for William Loton. It is one of Hobbs’ finest residential works, and is especially notable for the fine proportions of its rooms. Set on a crest, located at the corner of a prominent intersection, the place is a widely known landmark. The development of Dilhorn demonstrated that the area could attract influential people to reside there in style. It has important associations with William Loton, JJ Talbot Hobbs and the Australian Army.

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The substantial two storey mansion has an ornate two storeyed timber verandah with two gables facing Bulwer Street and incorporating a central brick-and-stucco entrance porch on the front elevation. The name of the building and other decorative features are incorporated into the porch. The red-brick building has horizontal stucco banding and a decorative frieze beneath the eaves line. The secondary (Lord Street) façade also incorporates a gable and an arched window on the upper floor. The tiled roof includes decorative timber vents. The original widow's walk is missing from the crown of the roof, which is still served by an internal staircase. In 2002, the Bulwer Street setback showed remnant evidence of a circular drive and a mature palm. This has been modified in recent landscaping works. There is a series of white gum trees along the Lord Street side. Much of the yard around the dwelling is hard surface. Various internal modifications and rear ablutions extensions.

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Dilhorn was built in 1897 for William Thorley Loton, who had arrived in Western Australia in 1863. Loton became a merchant and he and William Padbury were business partners until 1889. He amassed large land holdings in the north-west of the State and became a prominent member of Perth society and Mayor of Perth. Loton subdivided Perth Town Lots N126 & N127 into nine smaller lots, and Dilhorn was built on Lot 2 (this was amended to Lot 16 in 1953), a very large block of 2,833 square metres. The place is an example of housing built for an affluent family, incorporating servant's quarters and entrances. Staff included a cook, two maids, and a chauffeur. The house cost £4,684 to build, and architect J. J. Talbot-Hobbs was paid £234 for his services. The palm tree in the front yard had been planted by around 1914-19. Dilhorn overlooks Perth Oval, which was part of Loton's landholdings and formerly known as Loton Park. Loton sold a portion of Loton Park to the City of Perth in 1904 for 8,500 pounds on the condition that it remain in use for recreation. Renamed Perth Oval, it was adopted in 1906 as the home ground for the East Perth football Club (originally the Union Football Club) and in 2004 when East Perth Football Club's tenancy finished, it was revamped as a multi-purpose sport's stadium and leaseed to the Perth Glory Soccer Club. It was then renamed Members Equity Stadium. William Loton was knighted in 1922, and died in 1924. Lady Loton died three years later and Dilhorn was sold to Annie Bannon, who ran a boarding house in the place until 1940. In 1949 Dilhorn was sold to Florence Isabel Lavan and then to Madelone Gladys Frybery. In 1952, it was purchased by the Commonwealth Department of Defence and was occupied as Army Headquarters for the 13th Infantry Brigade (1952-1960), the 1st Royal Western Australia Regiment Battle Group (1960-1965), the 2nd Task Force (1965-1976), the Army Museum and the 5th Military District Detachment of the 4th Army Quality Assurance Unit (1978-1988). Then solely by the Army Museum (1988-1995). Following the removal of the Army Museum to Fremantle the property was sold private owners. Also included in the purchase were two cottages: one built for Sir William Loton's chaffeur and the other for a caretaker in the 1970's. Nick and Ali (Wilders) Kennedy purchased it in march 1999 and proceeded to carry out a large restoration/renovation program under the Heritage Council's guidelines. it was sold in 2001 for $900,00 when further restoration work was carried out and in 2007 it was still in private hands.

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18077 Two Houses

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Statement of Significance

The two houses at 214 & 216 Bulwer Street are substantially intact examples of the late 1890s Federation Bungalow style, which complement each other. The houses have historic associations with the Reverend T Bird.

Physical Description

No. 214 is a single storey face brick building featuring twin horizontal bands of lighter coloured bricks. The projecting front room is surrounded on three sides by a dropped pitch verandah with turned timber posts and a circular patterned timber detail in its valance. It has stucco bands on its red brick chimneys, and has several features in common with its neighbour at No. 216. A small flight of steps lead up to the elevated verandah. The timber windows are double hung and the front windows are a narrow pair set into a square bay. No. 216 is similar in basic form and style. It may once have had the same roof form as No. 214, which could have been modified into the current simplified crippled bungalow roof form. The verandah decoration may or may not have been modified. Garden setting behind a brick pillar and palisade front fence None apparent

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Nos. 214- 216, together with Nos. 218 - 220 were constructed on Lot N109 between 1897 and 1899. Three of the houses appear in the 1898 City of Perth Rate Books, but it is not certain which of the four these are. They are all shown on the PWD sewerage plan series of 1900 and are listed in the 1900 Post Office Directory. The four houses were built in two designs, with 214 and 216 being of similar design, and 218 and 220 another. All four houses were built for the Reverend T. Bird so it is most likely that the same builder was involved. The houses were originally numbered 348- 354, and later 286-296. They appear to have been given their current street numbers by 1910. In 1905, No. 214 was occupied by Frederick Bull and No. 216 by P. C. Booty. In 1949 the residents were Mrs Margaret Clancy (No. 214) and Miss Margaret Menzies (No. 216). No. 214 was extensively renovated prior to 1996.

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Perth Oval

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Perth Oval (fmr Loton Park) occupies the site of a former lake and market garden, before it was offered to the City of Perth, by William Loton, for use as a public recreation area. Established during the 1900s Perth Oval has been one of the long term premier sporting venues in metropolitan Perth, until the advent of more specialised sporting venues from the mid 1980s, including interstate football matches and cricket games. More latterly it has been the home of Perth Glory soccer team. Perth Oval entry gates are one of the state’s finest examples of the Interwar Mediterranean style for recreational purposes. The mature trees of the perimeter planting are representative of the ’Paradise’ landscape style of planting that is characteristic of public parks and gardens established in Perth at the turn of the century.

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Perth Oval contains the oval/playing field, grandstand, entrance gates and extensive plantings of Moreton Bay fig trees, Norfolk Island pines and Cabbage palms. Within the perimeter of the Perth Oval is the Loton Park Tennis Club pavilion and courts. The entry gates have recently been refurbished and are handsome examples of the Interwar Mediterranean style. The original grandstand was replaced with a new grandstand in the Postwar International style in the mid 1950s. These days Perth Oval is the home of Perth Glory soccer club and this activity has introduced a different relationship between the terraces and grandstand with the playing surface. Mature trees are a feature of Perth Oval. Opposite Dilhorn, the former home of William Thornley Loton. Loton Park Tennis Club occupies the north-east corner of the Perth Oval streetblock. Grandstand replaced in the mid 1950s. The place is undergoing redevelopment in 2003 to provide a new rectangular field, new grandstand, refurbishment of existing grandstand and other works including landscaping.

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Perth Oval was established on Swan Location 114, on a piece of reclaimed land that had originally been the site of Stone's Lake. It was originally an Aboriginal camp site and was used by the European settlers for market gardening after it was drained. William Thorley Loton purchased the land from Edward Barron in 1884. It became known as Loton's paddock because it was where Loton grazed his carriage horses. The 1897 PWD City of Perth & Suburbs sewerage plans indicated four sheds or small buildings in the north-west of the site, which may have been stables. Loton's home, 'Dilhorn', was across the road at No. 2 Bulwer Street) and overlooked the area. On 31 October 1904 Loton sold the land to the City of Perth for ₤8,500 on the proviso that it was used as a public recreation area and named 'Loton Park'. In 1906 it was adopted by the East Perth Football Club as its home ground. Australian Rules football began to be played more widely in WA in the 1880s and gained momentum with the arrival of many men from Victoria during the gold rushes in the 1990s. The East Perth Football Club began with the formation of the Union Football Club in 1902. It started in the Third Rate Association (Australian Rules) and then progressed to the First Rate Association in 1904. Such was the team's success that they were promoted to the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA) as the East Perth Football Club. Their home ground was Wellington Square until they moved to 'Loton Park' in 1910, that same year that it became officially known as Perth Oval. From 1911 to 1922, the club operated an open air picture theatre in the summer months, in the area near the present entrance gates. This raised funds for the club as well as for charitable causes. In 1913-14, four tennis courts, a bowling green and a croquet lawn were laid out, and in 1916, the Loton Park Tennis Club was established. Impressive new entrance gates to the oval were constructed in 1932, possibly by sustenance workers and an extra entry was added in 1969. In 1948 alterations were made to the ladies' toilets and in 1950 to the gents' toilets, and again in 1957 and 1969. The original timber grandstand was removed to Bayswater in 1955 and a new grandstand designed in 1956 by Forbes & Fitzhardinge. It was built by W. Fairweather on the western side of the oval following the re-orientation of the ground from east-west to north-south. The new grandstand was opened by Lord Mayor Harry Howard on 9 June 1956, the jubilee year of the club's move to Perth Oval. Extensions to the grandstand were carried out in 1966. These were designed by Oldham, Boas Ednie-Brown and included changes to the club rooms and a bar extension. Various other improvements have been made to the facilities over the years, including further renovations to the bar (1971), alterations to the change rooms (1974), oval seating (1977), covered terraced seating (1978) and in 2001 the gates and ticket boxes underwent conservation and restoration work under the guidance of architects Considine & Griffiths. Perth Oval was used as a military depot for a short period in 1943 and was later the scene of victory celebrations for the end of World War II. Other groups that called the ground home over the years were a lawn bowls club, the West Perth Football Club and the North Perth District Cricket Club). The City of Perth also hired the ground out on an average of 10 times per year to various sporting bodies and others looking for this type of venue. During the time that the East Perth Football Club resided at Perth Oval, the legend developed that if Charlie's Tree bloomed the team would win the Premiership that year. This tree got its name from Charlie Chandler, a very keen supporter who noticed that the tree only bloomed in those years and in fact, it was proven right 12 out of 14 times between 1956 and 1972. In more recent times it did not prove to be so accurate. The West Australian Football Commission leased the oval in 1982 as well as the Leederville and Lathlain ovals and in the late 1980s it was used by the West Coast Eagles for evening training. It was muted as a possibility for development as Perth's premier football ground in 1992 and plans were drawn up. However, Subiaco Oval was chosen instead. With the subdivision of the City of Perth into four separate local government authorities in 1994/5, it came under the jurisdiction of the newly-formed Town of Vincent. Various other groups such as the Perth Glory Soccer Club and Aspire Fitness have since used the grounds as well as the promoters of large-scale concerts, staging performers such as Luciano Pavarotti and Rod Stewart. A sub-lease was negotiated between the Town of Vincent, East Perth Football Club and the privately-owned Perth Glory Soccer Club in July 1996 to enable Perth Glory to train and hold their games there. The team played their first game in the National Soccer League in October 1996 at Perth Oval and in 2000 floodlights were installed, enabling evening games to be played. In 2003 after a sponsorship deal, it was named Members Equity Stadium. When East Perth's tenancy finished in 2004, the club moved its headquarters to Leederville Oval, which they then shared with the Subiaco Football Club. Perth Oval was then revamped as a multi-purpose stadium with a new rectangular field, a new grandstand plus the refurbishment of the existing grandstand and other works including landscaping. In 2005 a further upgrade was planned to make the ground suitable for Super 14 rugby but this was put on hold and had not been carried out by 2008.

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Statement of Significance

The house at 286 Bulwer Street is a handsome exemplar of the Federation Italianate style, which has retained a high level of integrity, including rare and distinctive features.

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The single storey brick house features a large faceted bay surrounded by a three sided verandah. The peak of the roof is capped with a columned and domed belvedere, which is an unusual, even rare, detail to find on residences in Perth. The drop pitch verandah is supported by turned timber posts and a fret-work valance. The double hung windows are full height. A bracketed cornice/frieze decorates the area under the eaves of the main roof. Brick work including the chimneys has been painted. Garden setting behind a spaced horizontal timber fence. None apparent

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In 1890 Sheriff J B Roe owned the land in which the subject property at No. 286 Bulwer Street is located, which formed part of Perth Lot Y283. In 1898 a Building Licence was issued to Mrs J Edgcumbe for the construction of the dwelling on Lot 31 Y283. The dwelling is first listed in the Wise's Post Office Directories in 1900 with the occupant being as Mr Frank Edgcumbe and the house named 'Hiawatha'. This name has its origins in American Indigenous culture. The development of nearby Hyde Park took place during this period and this attracted new people to the area as did the introduction of electric trams along Bulwer Street, while those residents who worked in Perth could walk to work, transport in the area was much improved with the introduction of the trams. This was the No. 22 tram which followed Barrack Street north from the Swan River and turned westwards at the Bulwer Street intersection. It then ran along Bulwer Street to the Fitzgerald Street corner where it then turned up towards North Perth. The dwelling remained occupied by Mr Frank Edgcumbe from first construction until 1909. During this first decade of the twentieth century the dwelling was known as No. 378 Bulwer Street. In 1909 the dwelling became known as No. 286 Bulwer Street and was occupied by William Scott. Throughout the 1920s H J Teague was in residence and then into the 1930s it was occupied by Mrs Bothroyd. In the latter part of the 1930s Mrs Ethel Fenton resided at the property. From 1940 until at least 1949 when the Wises Post Office Directories cease Mr James Pinkus owned and occupied the property. In 1951 a Building Licence was issued to Mr Pinkus for the construction of a sleep out, indicating that he was still the owner of the property at this time. In 2008 a Building Licence was issued to the current owners to undertake alterations and additions to the rear of the property including modifications to the kitchen, the installation of a new laundry and a new timber decking.

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The retail strip at 318-330 Bulwer Street are a neighbourhood group of strip shops of the Federation Retail style, that complement the Hyde Park Hotel. Their tenancy history demonstrates the changing demography, needs and multiculturalism of the area.

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The row of single storey shops comprises five identical shops with simple rendered parapets with pilasters each side, and one extensive shop front on the east end that features a higher parapet with moulded cornice line and a central semi circular pediment. The shop frontage of the larger shop is symmetrical about a central arched doorway flanked by rendered piers and extensive shopfronts each side. The other five shops have various shopfront configurations with some evidencing original fabric. A suspended boxed canopy extends along the entire street length of the shops and around the truncated corner shop. These shops are situated opposite the Hyde Park Hotel. Minimal

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These shops are situated diagonally opposite the Hyde Park Hotel, on Lot Y281. They are not shown on the 1900 PWD sewerage plans but are listed in 1910 Post Office Directory. Three occupations - bootmaker, greengrocer and butcher - are given in that year. In 1915, the shops were occupied by two drapers, a hairdresser, greengrocer and supplier of dairy produce. One shop was vacant. J. McCusker was running the dairy produce shop in 1915. He later had a mixed business which was still operating at No 328 in 1930. There were three mixed businesses in the complex in the 1920s, indicative of times when people shopped at small local stores for their everyday grocery and general needs. In 1949 there were still two mixed businesses operating within the group. A mixed business operated in No. 318 for many years. It was run by Awcock & Klopper in 1930 and then by Walter C. Hille from at least 1938 - 1949. In 1939 Miss B. Wedgewood, a dressmaker is listed at No. 320 and Ray Peterson a bootmaker at No. 320a. In 1949 it was just No. 320 and it was Albert R. Nelson's boot repairs. Samuel Rappaport had the hairdresser and tobacconist shop at No. 322 in 1938. By 1947 he had moved across Fitzgerald Street to occupy larger premises on the next corner at Nos. 332 - 334 and in 1949 No. 322 was a ladies' hairdresser's run by G.T Rosekelly and at No. 332a there was Mrs Ivy Hogan. The appearance of Max Papalazaros' Fish Shop (later the Greek Fish Shop) at No 326 in 1925 illustrated the changing demography of the place due to migration between the wars. According to the Post Office Directory for 1949, this shop was vacant at the time. No. 328 was occupied by Leonard Brown, a green grocer in 1938 and he was still there in 1949. The shop on the corner, No. 330, was a butcher's shop for many years. In 1938 it was occupied by George D. Butcher, which must have caused some amusement to his customers. By 1949 it was occupied by by C.T Armstrong, a chemist and there was still a pharmacy operating there until 2007. In 2007 Nos. 318 - 322 were occupied by Frank Torre gourmet butcher (Nos. 318 - 322), Amore. The Mens's Room, Lotus Deli, and Trinh's Pharmacy. The latter shop with its name on the exterior of the building in English and Vietnamese and Frank Torre, famous for his Italian meats, reflect the multicultural demography of the area.

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House, 16 Cantle St, Perth

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• The place has some historic value for its association with the well-known Western Australian construction company Plunkett Building and Investment Company.
• The place is a representative example of a single storey Federation Bungalow style residence that contributes to the overall streetscape.

Physical Description

The property is a single detached residential house on a 496sqm lot. There are three bedrooms, a lounge room, a kitchen, a dining area, a bathroom with separate water closet and a laundry. There is a covered patio at the rear of the dwelling, with a covered verandah at the front. There is a separate garage. The dining area at the rear of the dwelling is a later addition. (date unknown) The house is of rendered brick veneer with an iron roof. It has internal plastered walls and ceiling. There are timber floorboards throughout the house, with the exception of the bathroom, water closet and laundry which are tiled. There are timber window and door frames throughout. The lounge room has a cast iron and tile fireplace with a wooden mantelpiece. There are fireplaces in two of the bedrooms, which have been boarded over. The passageway and front bedroom have ornate cornices and other timber decorate details.

History

In 1920, the land was owned by the Western Australian construction company Plunkett Building & Investment Company. Established in 1903, by carpenter Thomas Scott Plunkett, Plunkett Builders Ltd (later the Plunkett Building Company) was responsible for the construction of a large number of residences in North Perth, Mount Hawthorn, Claremont, Nedlands, Melville and Woodlands in the 1920s and 1930s. Post World War II, the company built many houses for the Workers Homes Board and War Service Homes Board. By the 1950s, the company had established its own timber mills, joinery and brickworks and was capable of building an estimated 1,000 houses per year.

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Houses, 60 & 62 Cheriton St, Perth

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No. 14-22 Church St is of aesthetic and historic significance for the uncommon but fine and intact examples of Federation Italianate style architecture in a residential situation with a high level of decoration to what would otherwise be modest dwellings in a formal row arrangement, that demonstrates the social status of tha area at the time.

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The group is comprised of two semi-detached pairs and one detached single storey house arranged to form a formal row. The buildings all have elaborate Italianate parapets featuring rusticated ashlar façades, balustrades, ball finials, festoons, circular vents and a central pediment. Originally, the verandahs would have been curved, possibly bull-nosed, however these have mostly been replaced with simple raked roofs. Minimal street setback- various applications of gardens, paving and grassed areas behind a variety of low fences. Various

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Perth Town Lots N48 and N49, on Palmerston Street, were owned by the Church of England (Reserve 69). Part of the land was subdivided and the narrow street that cut through the subdivision between Palmerston and Lake Streets was named Church Street. The dwellings at Nos. 14-24 Church Street were built in 1899. They appear on the 1900 PWD sewerage plans and are listed in the City of Perth Rate Books in 1899. The five dwellings comprise two semi-detached pairs (Nos. 14-16 & 20-22) and a detached dwelling (No. 18). The dwellings were originally owned by Mary Wells, and were valued at £18 each. A similar detached dwelling at No 24, which is separated from the terrace by a narrow access way, was built at the same time and was owned by Joseph Lee. In 1902, the places were owned by Joseph Moore, and occupied by an accountant, ironmonger, civil servant, clerk and grocer, indicating that this was a middle class area at that time. Factories and other commercial places were scattered amongst the houses in this and the surrounding streets and opposite Nos. 14-22 were Harris Scarfo's stables until 1924 when Goode Durrant & Murray Ltd's Lion Boot Factory was established, which was later known as the Goodura Boot Factory. Given the locality of the factories to the cottages it is known that they employed a number of workers from this area, possibly from the subject cottages. A survey of the Wises Post Office Directories indicates that the dwellings presumably mostly tenanted had a high turn over of residents. From 1945 until 1949 the last year of the Directories William Pilling resided at No. 14, John Sneddon at No. 16, Geoff Makeham at No. 18, Mrs Ellen Murphy at No. 20 and Thomas Iles at No. 22. Today the properties are individually owned and predominately owner occupier. According to Miss Phyllis Donovan, the terrace along Church Street had beautiful wrought or cast iron work and it was a popular subject for artists, who drew the buildings in charcoal and pen. The drawings of the terrace could often be seen at the art displays in Hyde Park.

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East Perth Tavern

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