Weld Square

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14590 Northbridge Urban Renewal Area

Values

The place has aesthetic value as an open planted square in an urban location and is representative of public parks established in Perth prior to 1900.

The place has been a site of ongoing association for the local Noongar community.

The place was set aside by Governor Weld as public recreational space in 1873. Weld was responsible for the creation of a number of recreational parks in Perth during his term of office 1869-1875.

Physical Description

Grassed park bounded by Beaufort, Newcastle, Parry and Stirling streets. Contains several Moreton Bay fig trees, a couple of pine trees, several palms and several native trees. The only built form is a salmon brick toilet block with metal deck roof. Southern half of park is grasses only (tunnel located beneath). The toilet block dates from the 1970s.

History

Governor Frederick Weld officially gazetted Weld Square as a public recreational space in 1873. Weld held office from 1869-1875 and was responsible for the establishment of several parks in Perth. By the turn of the twentieth century the park had been planted with a variety of trees, including Moreton Bay and Port Jackson Figs. A fountain was built in the centre of diagonal crossed paths, and flowerbeds were planted through the park. The parkland had been a site of importance for the Noongar community and continued as a meeting place for the Noongar people. In 1925 a bandstand was built. In 1980 the original fountain and pathways were removed. Within recent times, the park has deteriorated, with problems associated with crime, drug and alcohol abuse. In 1996, the Northbridge Tunnel Development threatened the park and a tree management strategy (including relocation of trees) was put in place. The place is still a public park in 2003. It is also used as a meeting place for local Aboriginal people.

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Chinese Laundry & Dye Works (fmr)

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11263 Beaufort, Lindsay & Money Street Precinct

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Terrace Houses, 225-227 Beaufort Street

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17093 Beaufort Street Terraces

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Terrace houses, 225-227 Beaufort St are a rare and intact examplar of the Federation Filigree style. The group is located in Beaufort Street, opposite the landmark group at 235-241 Beaufort Street and Joseph Chester’s Cottage, forming a prominent cultural grouping. Constructed as middle class housing its changing fortunes reflect those of the area over the past century.

Physical Description

An attached pair of two storey terrace dwellings which share a party wall, expressed for the full height of the building. Each has matching two storey verandahs with symmetrical arrangement of bays separated by paired turned timber posts. On the ground floor the verandah bressemer is constructed with plain spindles, whilst on the upper floor the verandah balustrade is constructed with plain timber balusters, the side bays are topped with open arches below bressemers and the central bay with an open arch, without bressemer, rising to the underside of the beam. The gabled pediments have horizontal string courses counter to the vertical emphasis of the verandahs. The face brickwork has been painted. The building is set back from the Beaufort Street frontage where there is a low rendered fence. The building does not address Monger Street. None apparent

History

Lake Thompson, situated immediately west of Beaufort Street and north of Newcastle Street, was used for farming and market gardening into the 1880s. In 1892, Harry Anstey subdivided part of the reclaimed lake area, creating Money, Lindsay, and Monger Streets and Robinson Avenue. While workers housing was generally constructed in the inner streets of the subdivision, housing for the middle classes was built on the major thoroughfares of Beaufort and Newcastle streets. The area's appeal would have been further enhanced by the construction of the Barrack Street Bridge over the railway line and its opening to traffic circa 1894. The pair of two-terraces formed part of a large grant made in 1873 to James Cowle, Surveyor. The land was purchased in 1891 by the Perpetual Trustees Executors and Agency Company of Tasmania Ltd and subsequently subdivided. The pair of terraces appear on the 1897 PWD sewerage plans. The building has the same verandah railing as displayed in the larger three-storey terraces on the northwest corner (235-241 Beaufort Street) which, together with other broad design elements, suggests that the same architect may have been responsible for both buildings. The bold design of these two terrace developments has resulted in their being described as unique in Australia. This national acclaim was recognised in the 1989 'Towards Dawn: Federation Architecture in Australia 1890-1915.' It was noted that the terraces featured elements that were not only rare but possibly unique in Australia. In particular this included the prominent Monger Street side-entrance to Nos. 225 - 227 Beaufort Street, described as creating a Shavian effect, which refers to the architecture of style of Sir Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912), a prominent Victorian period architect. James Orchard Oxley of Narrogin, Surveyor purchased Lots 134 and Lot 30 in 1893 and in 1897 both were transferred by endorsement to his wife Ethel Oxley. The houses were then numbered 229 to 239. A building permit was issued in November 1896 for the construction of the terraces, with the builder to be William McDiarmid. The rapidly expanding population following the Gold Boom of the 1890s created a high demand for temporary housing, especially rental accommodation close to the city. By the late 1890s, the City of Perth was issuing up to 150 lodging house licences each year. By 1898 the terraces were listed as boarding houses with No. 231 being listed as 'Forest Lodge', a name that does not appear again in the records. By 1915 Ethel Oxley is listed as owning the numbers 225 - 241. Throughout Oxley's ownership the terraces were rented out to tenants. A high proportion of the occupants listed in Rates Books are women and there appears to have been a rapid turn-over of tenancies. While the place is not listed specifically as a boarding house after the first few years, this high turn over suggest that the properties were likely to have been used for this purpose. Following Ethel Oxley's death in 1922, the titles returned to her husband, James, then recorded as a resident of Darlington. James Oxley died in 1925, and the titles were transferred to Elsie May Oxley, widow of Darlington. Elise May Oxley retained ownership of Nos. 225 - 227 Beaufort Street for over forty years, but was never resident there. From the 1930s, Nos. 225-227 Beaufort Street is listed with only one tenant, Mrs Olive Solomon. Mrs Solomon operated the place as apartments until the early 1940s. By 1946, the tenant is listed as Olive Oakley. It has not been established whether this was the same women with a different married name. In 1966, ownership of the property was transferred to Frances Thomas, single woman of Rockingham. In 1973, Michelle Hopkins Thomas, minor, born 1960 was included on the title as a tenant in common with Frances. The ownership remains the same in 2008. The terraces were entered on the State Register of Heritage Places in July 2007 on an interim basis, however did not receive permanent status and were subsequently removed from the State Register in August 2008. Currently (2010) there is a Conservation Order placed on the properties.

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Terrace Houses, 235-241 Beaufort Street

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17093 Beaufort Street Terraces

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Terrace houses, 235-241 Beaufort St are rare and highly distinctive examples of the Federation Fliligree style. So singular is this group in style, scale, quality of design and execution that it is a nationally acknowledged work of excellence. It is a landmark in Beaufort Street and the most notable place in a cultural group. Historically the occupants and functions of the place reflect changes in the development, demographics and status of the area over time.

Physical Description

Four adjoining three storey terrace houses. The Monger Street corner is marked by a four storey square tower, the upper storey has a rough cast render band, separating the red brick of the lower three storeys from the surmounting rendered belvedere, with three arched windows in each face, under a bracketed hipped peak. The Monger Street façade continues the four storey theme with a prominently decorated ground floor entry doorway set symmetrically in three storeys of red brick punctuated by regular rectangular window openings. This is surmounted by a tall rendered gable set between red brick chimneys in the plain of the wallface. The Beaufort Street façade consists of the tower and 3 1/2 terrace houses. A half width of terrace house adjoins the tower whilst the other three are complete terraces, three storeys in height with expressed dividing walls. The two storey verandahs reflect the verandah details of the terraces at 225-227 Beaufort Street. The third storey is expressed as a pair of double hung sashes placed centrally above the verandahs, surmounted by bracketed gabled pediments, complete in relief detail for shadow effects. Tall chimneys separate the two pairs of terraces and further enliven the skyline. The tower is a landmark identifying the Beaufort/Monger St corner. The building is set back from Beaufort Street frontage where there is a low pillared rendered fence. None apparent

History

Lake Thompson, situated immediately west of Beaufort Street and north of Newcastle Street, was used for farming and market gardening into the 1880s. In 1892, Harry Anstey subdivided part of the reclaimed lake area, creating Money, Lindsay, and Monger streets and Robinson Avenue. While workers housing was generally constructed in the inner streets of the subdivision, housing for the middle classes was built on the major thoroughfares of Beaufort and Newcastle streets. Four three-storey terraces were built on the northwest corner of Beaufort and Monger streets. The building appears on the 1897 PWD sewerage plans. It has the same verandah railing as displayed in the two-storey terraces on the southwest corner of Monger Street (225-227 Beaufort Street) which, together with other broad design elements, suggests that the same architect may have been responsible for both buildings. The terraces formed part of Perth Town Lot N30, made in 1867 to August Bothe. This was subsequently purchased in 1885 by Stephen Henry Parker, Gentleman of Perth, partially transferred in 1891 to Harry Anstey, Engine Driver of Jarrahdale, and the emainder transferred in 1892 to John Joseph Elsegood, Contractor of Perth. James Orchard Oxley of Narrogin, Surveyor purchased Lots 134, comprising the terraces at 225 - 227 Beaufort Street, and Lot 30 comprising the subject terraces, in 1893. In 1897 both were transferred by endorsement to his wife Ethel Oxley. The houses were then numbered 229 to 239. The rapidly expanding population following the Gold Boom of the 1890s created a high demand for temporary housing, especially rental accommodation close to the city. By the late 1890s, the City of Perth was issuing up to 150 lodging house licences each year. By 1898 No. 233 (now No. 235) was listed as boarding house and the others were still vacant. By 1899 all terraces were occupied. The Ratesbooks for 1899 list a surgeon at No. 231, a tentmaker at No. 237 and a Basketmaker at No. 239. The Post Office Directories however note the terraces operating as boarding houses with the exception of No. 239. Within 10 years the street numbering had changed to its current configuration with the terraces numbered as 235 - 241 Beaufort Street. By 1915, Ethel Oxley is listed as owning the subject terraces at No. 235 - 251 and the pair of two-storey terraces at Nos. 225 - 227 Beaufort Street. Although the managers of the boarding houses changed the terraces at Nos. 235 - 241 Beaufort Street remain listed as primarily as boarding houses into the 1930s. The majority of occupants listed during this time are women. Some longer-term resident managers include Mrs Adelaide Carson at No. 239 from c.1910 to the early 1930s and Mrs A Douglas at No. 237 from c.1920 to the early 1930s. From 1899, what is now No. 237 Beaufort Street was listed as the Trained Nurses Home. It continued to be listed under this name until around 1910, under the direction of Miss A Stronach, Matron. Mrs Stronach remained in residence until at least 1919, and the place presumably continued to operate as a boarding house under her direction. In 1923 following the death of Ethel Oxley, the terraces at Nos. 235 - 241 Beaufort Street was purchased by Barnot Rogalasky of the Sandringham Hotel, Belmont, a retired hotel keeper, who retained ownership from 1926 until his death in 1956. From the 1930s to 1949 Wise's Post Office Directories indicate that there were a number of longer-term tenants during this period. Over this time both Nos. 235 and 237 are recorded as apartments and Nos. 239 and 241 appear to have been private residences. In 1956, the terraces at Nos. 235 - 241 were transferred to Samuel Colman Rogalasky, Estate Agent of South Perth. In 1982 the terraces were purchased by Colin Reginald Heath, Company Director of Subiaco. Lot 1 was subsequently subdivided into four large lots (100, 103, 106 and 109) corresponding with the four terrace houses. These lots were subsequently sold separately so that, for the first time, the individual terrace houses in the group were under different ownerships. In 2008 Nos. 241 and 237 are used a private residences and No. 235 and 239 for commercial purposes. The properties were entered on the State Register of Heritage Places on an interim basis, however were not offered permanent status and therefore removed from the State Register of Heritage Places. Currently there is a Conservation POrder placed on the properties.

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Joseph Chester's Cottage

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Statement of Significance

Joseph Chester’s Cottage is rare, being one of the oldest surviving houses in the town. It was constructed in the style and pattern most prevalent for modest houses in the Late Colonial period. Joseph Chester was a radical figure of his day, promoting the role of working men in the Mechanics Institute. It also has associations with other prominent people.

Physical Description

A single storey brick and iron house to which a two storey addition was added to the rear circa 1929. This wide fronted house is symmetrically ordered with symmetrical chimneys protruding from the ridge of the large hipped roof. Wooden shingle roof is thought to still exist underneath the iron roof. The front façade has a wide verandah covered with a low pitched skillion, punctuated with a gabled central porch set on paired posts. The verandah has a rendered balustrade, which was a common detail when the house was set very close to the street boundary. In 2004 a new roof was given to the single and double storey addition, and original shingles were located insitu in the process.

History

Joseph Chester's Cottage is one of the oldest places remaining in the Town of Vincent. It appears on the 1884 City of Perth Rate Books, the earliest surviving rate records for the city. It is recorded as being owned and occupied by Joseph Chester. Chester was born in England in 1807 and migrated to WA in 1848 with his second wife, Susannah and two of his five children. Chester was an upholsterer and cabinet maker who was active in the Swan River Mechanics' Institute, established in 1851. He was a radical of his time who believed that workingmen should be able to decide the course of their own lives and not be subject to the control of the gentry. He wanted the lectures at the Mechanics' Institute to be delivered by the working men themselves, on topics of their own choosing, and not by gentlemen who spoke on poetry, British liberty and ecclesiastical architecture. Chester ran a discussion group, choosing subjects which were often critical of British politics and society. The gentry did their best to close these down, as they considered them to be divisive and to impede the growth of harmony and brotherly love. They eventually succeeded so that, by 1875, the Mechanic's Institute had become a literary and entertainment society for the elite. At that time, more books were borrowed by the gentry women of Perth than by the working men for whom the Institute had been founded. During the mid 1860s, Joseph Chester spent some time as a publican in Guildford before returning to Perth. In 1867, he was advertising his workshop in Hay Street. As well as upholstery and cabinet making, he also advertised his services to hang wallpaper, make Venetian blinds and resilk pianofortes. Joseph Chester died in 1886. From 1885, the Cottage had a number of owners and occupants, including investor James Graves, who sold off the remaining vacant portion of Lot W104. Alexander Forrest, in his capacity as a financial agent and provider of mortgages, owned the property on two brief occasions when the current owner could not meet the mortgage repayments. From 1895 to 1904, the Cottage was owned by Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, and then by Phillip Keane until 1924, before it was finally purchased in 1929 by James Collins. Collins added a two-storey addition to the rear of the cottage, comprising thirty-seven rooms, five bathrooms and a laundry. The place appears on the MWSSDD sewerage plans of 1951 as more than three times its original length. The rear verandahs of the extension were later enclosed with weatherboards to create three more rooms. Two rooms in the two-storey extension have been altered for use as kitchens. Joseph Chester's Cottage and extension has been occupied as a boarding house since 1929, and continues to be owned by the Collins family.

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Meade House

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Meade House is a representative example of the Federation Free Classical style of commercial development, which complemented the similar style of the Brisbane Hotel opposite. Its development in 1915 reinforced the commercial node which has developed around the Brisbane Street/Beaufort Street intersection. Its fortunes have reflected the changes in fortunes of this part of the district since World War One.

Physical Description

The single storey rendered building is in a prominent corner location and its design reflects the narrowness of its site. The central pediment is stepped on the Brisbane St frontage and the remaining pediments area divided into sections containing stucco design elements including a balustrade and scrolls. The original shop front on the truncated corner has been remodeled. The date 1915 is moulded into the pediment. A convex verandah is in place on part of the Brisbane Street frontage and truncation. Situated opposite Brisbane Hotel, it occupies a triangular site between Brisbane street and a drainage reserve. Street level shop frontages

History

The shop and residence known as Meade House is situated on part of Lot W109, opposite the Brisbane Hotel. The earliest Title Deed dated 1870 reveals that Perth Town Sub Lot W109 bounded by Stirling, Brisbane and Beaufort Street was granted to William Sloan who paid ₤15 to the government. William Sloan was a carpenter between 1862 and 1866 and later a coachbuilder and wheelwright. In 1875 he employed thirty people for his coach building and wheelwright business. In 1870 Mr Sloan extended his land holdings by purchasing Lots T52, N26 and N27 in the Perth area. In 1873, William Sloan sold the subject lot at W109 to Dennis Brennan. A year later, a Title Deed dated 1874 shows that Dennis Brennan, a storekeeper, sold Lot W109 to Robert William Badcock, a farmer and grazier who later worked as a clerk in the judiciary sector, at a price of £35. Thomas Rowe, a Detective Sergeant in the police force, bought the Lot W109 in 1875 from Sophia P. Badcock, a widow of Robert William Badcock for £60. The Rate Books show that Thomas Rowe was the owner of Lot W109 in the 1880s and had also extended his landholdings in other parts of the city such as Lots W32 and W110. The Rates Books indicate that Thomas Rowe was a Police Inspector in the early 1880s and was recorded as a landowner from 1895. Lot W109 was vacant until 1897 when Mrs. S. J. Rowe, believed to be the wife of Thomas Rowe, subdivided the land and first built two houses later known as Nos. 77 and 73 Brisbane Street that have since been demolished. In 1899 two further dwellings were constructed now known as Nos. 79 and 81 Brisbane Street. A Sewerage Plan dated circa 1897-1898 shows that the section of Brisbane Street between Bulwer and Beaufort Streets changed its name to Padbury Street circa 1898. It was renamed Brisbane Street again around 1918. The subject building is shaped to fit into the triangular shaped corner created between a drainage reserve and Brisbane Street, where it angles northeastward past the corner of Stone's Lake to link with Bulwer Street. A Building Licence Plan dated 1915 shows that architect E.H. Hamilton, who resided at No. 5 Lane Street, Perth, submitted a plan to construct "Shop, Billiard Room and Hall" at the subject lot for A. Blain Esq. a businessman who operated a Picture Framers (A Blain and Co) along Chatsworth Road and later Beaufort Street. The Wises Post Office Directories show that the first entry for the subject property is 1916 with a Mr Frank Sparrow operating as a hairdresser and a tobacconist. From this time until at least 1949 a hairdressers and tobacconist continues to operate from the property, at times also including a Billiard Saloon in the listings. Those operating the business turn over rapidly with a Mr Bert Keast in 1925, Mr Johnston in 1932, Mr Hicks in 1935, Mr Arther Batten in 1940 and from 1944 to at least 1949 Mr William Docherty. The property continues to be used for commercial purposes.

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Brisbane Hotel

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Brisbane Hotel is a flatiron shaped landmark at the junction of Beaufort and Brisbane Streets, on the route of the tramline along Beaufort Street. Constructed in 1898 in the Federation Free Classical style It has operated continuously as licensed premises since 1898, providing a social focus for the neighbourhood. In more recent years it has had associations with the Effie Crump Theatre and its patrons.

Physical Description

The flatiron, or wedge shaped, two storey corner hotel addresses both frontages of converging streets. It has a truncated corner. The street frontages have a string coursed parapet with pediments facing Brisbane Street and mouldings to all window openings. The original one storey verandah has been removed (1964) and replaced with a cantilevered awning. The external face brick work has been painted. Prominent landmark with zero setbacks on a wedge shaped corner lot. Single storey extensions

History

The Brisbane Hotel was built in 1898, on part of Perth Town Lot N97 at the corner of Beaufort and Brisbane streets. The building was fitted into the triangular shaped corner created where Brisbane Street angled northeastward past the corner of Stone's Lake to link with Bulwer Street. Beaufort Street was the main thoroughfare to the rapidly developing residential areas of Highgate and immediate surrounds. Mixed residential and commercial development was spreading along Beaufort Street and in December 1897, a tramline was gazetted to run the length of the street from the Barrack Street jetty to Walcott Street. The Brisbane Hotel was built for G. & A. Y. Glyde. In 1898, the publican was A. H. Woodgate. In 1905, it was William Ireland, in 1910 Marian Haines, and in 1915 P. M. O'Donahue. The upstairs guest rooms attracted travelers as there were horse stables at the rear. The hotel was originally constructed in Federation Free Classical with a Filigree style two-storey verandah. In 1929, tiles were added to the front of the hotel, during a period when many existing hotels were undergoing modernisation and attempting to present a sleek modern look. In 1933, architects Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown redesigned the public bar. The ground floor public areas have been recently refurbished. The Effie Crump Theatre has operated for a number of years on the upper floor, which originally provided bedroom accommodation. Birdwood Square is opposite the hotel and in the 1950's and 1960's it was the home ground for the Surf Hockey Club. 'When the women - the girlfriends, the wives - were playing hockey in those days, the men would either drop them off or get off the tram with them. The girls would go onto Birdwood Square and play and the guys would be straight into the front bar at the 'Brizzie', occasionally looking at the talent or to look at the form (John Hyde). At least one couple were known to have met and married through such a liaison. In the 1960's the hotel housed a prestigious restaurant and in the 1990's the second floor was converted from bedroom accomodation to house the Effie Crump theatre. The hotel and the theatre were closed for extensive renovations in 2003 and the hotel reopended under new management at the end 2004. Its new restaurant and outdoor eating area have since regained much of the popularity it experienced in the 1960's.

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Caltex Service Station

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The service station was constructed by the innovative Wood family as one of the earliest examples of a Super Service Station in the Perth area. Its remaining original fabric is distinctive in its detailing and represents early associations with the burgeoning motor vehicle industry. Its early use of the Interwar Art Deco style gave a progressive connotation.

Physical Description

Part of the original crenellated canopy and two Corinthian columns remain along the north western corner. The remainder of the canopy was rebuilt in 2001 using new materials but copying the style of the original. The structure housing original workshops to the Beaufort Street frontage is discernible, but considerably adapted. The original fabric is discernible within the largely reconstructed service station on the site. Pensioner Funeral Services, a building of the same period, is situated on the opposite corner of the intersection. Extensive

History

William Henry Wood was a pioneer of the service station industry in Western Australia. His three eldest sons, William, Eric and Albury Wood, built the Wood Bros. Super Service Station on the corner of Beaufort and Bulwer streets in 1928. Other of William Wood's service stations were on the corner of Albany and Great Eastern Highways in Victoria Park (1923) and on Lord Street, on the City side of the Mount Lawley Subway. William's sons, trading as the Wood Bros, opened another service station on Adelaide Terrace, East Perth, in the late 1920s, in a converted house. The Beaufort Street Service Station was sold in 1930 and traded afterwards for some years as Woodsome Garage and Engineering Co. and then as Woodsome Service Station Ltd. By 1960, the place was trading as O'Reilly's Service Station. The service station originally consisted of the canopy and a building partially contained under the canopy. Other structures were added over the years, including a parking and garage building to the north-east (1929), a lubritorium on the eastern side (1960), and a retail/display area (1964). Some of these buildings have since been removed or altered as were the bowseres, which were manually operated, the fuel having to be hand-pumped up into a glass bowl at the top of the bowser and then gravity-fed into the vehicles' petrol tankd. In 1983, Black and White Taxis took over the service station as a 24-hour taxi base and refueling depot. Much of the canopy, which was considered the remaining most authentic part of the structure, was demolished early in 2001, and has been rebuilt in similar style with modern materials. .

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Bowra and O'Dea Beaufort St

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The Funeral Parlour is a fine and rare example of Interwar Moderne design, by Samuel Rosenthal, purpose designed as a funeral parlour for funeral directors Arthur E Davies, prominently located at a busy intersection. The place has operated continuously since 1937, as a funeral parlour, during which time it has been a place for the commemoration of bereavement for the members of the local community.

Physical Description

A single storey building in the Interwar Moderne style. It is mostly symmetrical about the street corner, with prominent heavy stucco banding. Elements of the Moderne style include the cantilevered window awning, moderne cartouche with a "speeding bullet" motif, horizontal banding, rippled moulding on the parapet, and the vertical element on the parapet that supports a cross. The underside of the suspended awning is pressed metal from Bristile. Zero setbacks to the street frontages. None apparent

History

The area on the southwest corner of Beaufort and Bulwer streets was the site of Lake Poullet, (named after [possibly]Lord Poulett, whose wife Mary was married to Lord Beaufort) and also known as First Swamp. The area was occupied by Chinese market gardens where locals could purchase fresh vegetables until about 1920, when the lake bed was filled in (this was partly achieved by using it as a rubbish dump). The site was redeveloped as Birdwood Square (named after General Birdwood who was a prominent general in World War I). Even though it was used regulalry for hockey matches and other sports, it was still 'very sloppy in winter' (Eleanor Jefferies), with some surrounding residential development. Lot N117 (corner Beaufort and Bulwer Streets) was purchased by Thomas Douglas of North Perth on 1 April 1865 for 6.60 pounds (six guineas). It was transferred to Sarah Crawford (Douglas) in February 1886 and in May 1886 to Fanny Douglas. In February 1915 Lot N117 was subdivided and Lot 5 (the portion on the corner) was transferred to Arthur Pemberthy who was described as a 'land owner of Perth'. In 1923 it was purchased by a group of three men, one of whom was Patrick Andrew Connolly. On 17 August 1936 the land was purchased by Wallace Arthur Harold Green (undertaker) and Jasper William Green (commercial manager), owners of Arthur E. Davies & Co. It was apparently quite common for undertakers to retain the name of the firm as they relied heavily on the goodwill associated with the name. Arthur Davies had set up in business in Fremantle in 1888. From the 1890's on this firm was one of the three main undertaking firms in Fremantle and Perth. Their annual advertisement in Wise's Post Office Directories stated 'the oldest firm; the newest methods'. The firm was sold to William Jonas Green in 1904 and on his death in 1913, was taken over by one of his sons, jasper William Green. Two of Jasper's brothers, Wallace Arthur and Horace Leslie Green later joined him in the business. The building on the northeast corner overlooking Birdwood Square was purpose built as a funeral parlour in 1937 at a time when increasing professionalism was changing the industry. Prior to that, undertakers had also been involved in wheelwriting and cabinet making; and the hearses were horse-drawn, necessitating the keeping of horses and carriages. In the early part of the 20th century, undertakers were beginning to provide a more modern service which included refrigeration and embalming and motorised hearses. Cremation was also gradually becoming accepted and this practice grew in popularity after the 1929 Cremation Act. The place was constructed for funeral directors Arthur E. Davies & Co, and was designed by architect Samuel Rosenthal of Perth, who had gained a reputation as a cinema specialist. Barnett Brothers, who were noted for their stained glass, provided the 14 windows for the chapel and two in the original mortuary. After these new premises were completed the firm inserted a new advertisement in the Post Office Directories which featured this new branch and offered 'continual service day and night at all branches.... (A) complete and efficient funeral service'. In 1948 Wallace Arthur Harold Green took over the business on his own. Then on 8 June 1954, the property was sold to a Victorian company which opened at Amgoorie Tea warehouse. Several other businesses followed and then on 17 April 1972, the premises were purchased by the undertakers, J .D Green Pty Ltd. On 22 November 1977 the name was changed to W.A.H Green Pty Ltd. W.A H Green's businesses, which included these premises at No. 359 Beaufort Street, was purchased by the firm of Bowra O'Dea on 1 September 1978. This too was a long-established undertaking firm, the partnership having being formed by Michael O'Dea and William Bowra in 1892. (The partnership had actually been dissoved in 1913 upon William Bowra's retirement but Michael O'Dea retained the name.) The firm operated the Beaufort Street premises under the banner of 'Pensioner Funeral Services'. The mortuary was not used at this time as all this preparation took place in the in their main branch at No. 68 Stirling Street, Perth. Renovations were carried out in 1992 (architect Walter Hunter, then of South Perth) and in 1997 a very large modern mortuary was built on the block next next doot (the firm had purchased the house on the northern side in 1995). This new mortuary became the firm's main preparation area and the one in Stirling Street was then decommissioned. Following this, the place became the main office of the firm and the residence of the mortuary manager. However, while the chapel is still used for viewing (2007), no services are currenlty held there.

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Beaufort, Lindsay & Money Street Precinct

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14590 Northbridge Urban Renewal Area

Child Places

• 08723 Stables (fmr), 17 Lindsay Street
• 08728 Mackays Aerated Waters Factory (fmr)
• 00996 Lindsay Street Flour Mill & Bakery Complex
• 15786 Chinese Laundry & Dye Works (fmr)

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Co-Masonic Temple

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The place is associated with architect William G Bennett, and loosely based on his 1934 Nedlands Park Masonic Lodge.

The place is a Co-Masonic Lodge, open to men and women.

Physical Description

The single storey Co-Masonic temple was constructed in 1936 by prominent architect William Bennet loosely based on the design of his 1934 Nedlands Park Lodge (RHP 1828 Nedlands Park Masonic Hall). The temple is an austere brick and stucco building, originally constructed of red brick, but was rendered in 1990. The central entranceway is emphasised with a massed portico, with a half moon window above the doorway.

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When Freemasonry came to Australia in the 1840s, it was no longer a requirement that its members were part of the building trade. Freemason meetings were an opportunity for men of differing religions to share their moral and spiritual values through rituals, lectures, teaching and practices. The first meeting of St Cuthbert’s Co-Masonic Lodge No 408 was held in 1916 by Brother Olive Jay Farmer, at her residence in Meadow Street, Guildford named ‘St Cuthbert’s’. The Co-Masonic lodge was open to both men and women, its membership swelled to 30 within the first year, and included Edith Cowan, Australia’s first woman parliamentarian; Dame Florence Cardell-Oliver MLA, the first woman to obtain a cabinet rank; Muriel Chase, a co-founder of the Silver Chain Nursing League; and, Edith Priest, the Principle Mistress for Cottesloe Infant School. Meetings of the Co-Masonic Lodge were held at Farmer’s residence for the first 10 months, until moving to a rental premises on Hay Street, west of William Street. The building has since been demolished. In 1919 the lodge moved to the Temperance Hall in Museum Street in Perth, where they remained until 1936 when a purpose-built Masonic Lodge was built at Brisbane Street. While at the Temperance Hall, in 1927, St Cuthbert’s Lodge established a Daughter Lodge – Memphis Lodge No. 433 – and from 1928 the two lodges shared the Museum Street Building. For a short while, St Cuthbert’s owned two residential properties in James Street, Perth and intended to convert the buildings into a lodge facility. These properties were later sold, and the money put towards a Co-Masonic Building Fund. St Cuthbert’s Lodge purchased the site on Brisbane Street for £265, and in 1936 employed William G. Bennett to design the new lodge. Bennett had only two years previously completed the Nedlands Park Masonic Hall, and designed St Cuthbert’s Co-Masonic Lodge as a replica with a number of improvements. A two-storey building with caretaker’s cottage was planned, but when tenders were called and came back too high, the plans were reduced and single storey design was accepted, excluding the cottage. Bennett was also known for the Peace and Memorial Rose Garden (1948) in Nedlands, Applecross District Hall (1934), and Beverley Infant Health Centre (fmr) (1954). The foundation stone of St Cuthbert’s Co-Masonic Lodge No 408 was laid on 25 April 1936, by the Rightful Worshipful Brother Stanley Sprott Fisher. The first meeting was help in the Co-Masonic Temple on 2 August 1936, officially opened on 15 August and consecrated on 7 February 1937. At Brisbane Street, St Cuthbert’s continued to share the use of their building with their Daughter Lodge, Memphis. The building continues to be used as a Co-Masonic Lodge, at its peak, the Lodge is reported as having 100 male and female members. In 2007, the Lodge was noted to have 25 Brothers. In an interview with the Perth Voice, the Rightful Worshipful Master of St Cuthbert’s Co-Masonic Lodge reports that in Western Australia, the male-only Freemasons do not want to know about the Co-Masons.

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St Cuthbert’s Co-Masonic Temple is a fine representative example of the Interwar Beaux Arts style, to the design of W G Bennett, a prominent architect of the Interwar period. It has a notable street presence. The place has continuing historic and social associations with the Co Masonic Association and their events for both men and women.

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The one storey building is symmetrical about the central entry. The prominently massed entrance portico has composite roman columns and a stepped parapet which are common features of Masonic buildings. Prominent street presence. Zero setback. Original red face brick has been rendered (1990).

History

St Cuthbert's Co-Masonic Lodge No 408 was established in 1916, the founding member being Brother O. (Olive) J. Farmer, the Co-Masons being open to both men and women. The first Lodge meetings were held at Brother Farmer's home in Meadow Street Guildford. Because her house was named 'St Cuthbert's', the Lodge was given that name, rather than being called 'Perth Lodge'. Later meetings were held in Hay Street, and then in the Temperance Hall, Museum Street. When Perth City Council established Birdwood Square and the adjacent subdivision, the Lodge attempted to acquire a block in Baker Ave for a Temple site but were prevented, as the lots were residential only. The Council then offered a site nearby in Brisbane Street, which was purchased for £265. It was some time before anything was done about constructing a Temple, the main drawback being lack of finance. In 1936, it was decided to retain William G. Bennett as architect for the building. William Bennett had designed the Nedlands Park Lodge (1934), so members visited the place to examine his work. St Cuthbert's Co-Masonic Temple was designed as a virtual replica of this building 'with several improvements incorporated into its fittings'. A two-storey temple building and a caretaker's cottage were planned. Tenders were called, the lowest, from W. Todd, being £2,798 for the Temple. This was considered more than the Lodge could afford so a single-storey building was designed and a tender of £1,930 accepted. The caretaker's cottage was not built. The foundation stone for the Temple was laid on 25 April 1936 by Right Worshipful Brother Stanley Sprott Fisher. Furniture was provided by Craft House and the Festive Board by Ames & Winter. A number of items, including chairs for particular office holders, were donated by members. The first meeting was held in the Co-Masonic Temple on 2 August 1936. The building was officially opened on 15 August and consecrated on 27 February 1937. The Co-Masons are not connected to Freemasons.

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Brisbane Street Post Office

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Brisbane Street Post Office (former) is important as one of four remaining (5 originally) post offices of similar style from the same period, which incorporates the former post master’s residence. The design of these post offices was distinctive and provided the postal service with a clear identity, before the days of corporate branding. It represents the provision of Government services north of the railway line commencing in the mid 1890s and lasting almost a century. The post office also served as an impromptu meeting place for the local community during its period of operation.

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The single storey building is residential in scale with a hipped iron roof, face brickwork and a distinctive brick verandah with three unadorned arches facing the street. The integral former post master's residence faced a side yard and is distinguished with an Arts and Crafts style side verandah. The post office triple arched entry is at zero setback. The residential section is setback behind a low cyclone mesh fence with lawns and garden in the setback area. None evident

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The place is one of only 5 remaining examples in Metropolitan Perth of a suburban post office which incorporated a post master's residence. It was one of a series built to serve the rapidly expanding suburban area during the gold rush period. Other post offices built in the same period included Aberdeen Street, Leederville, Victoria Park and Hay Street (now demolished). All exhibited a similar style, adapted for their sites. Tenders were called for the North Perth (Brisbane Street) Post Office in April 1896, and a contract was let on 27 May 1896 to James Finlay for £1,111. Finlay was one half of the contracting partnership of Franklin & Finlay (contrators and timber merchants), which also constructed the North Perth Police Station in Angove Street in 1908. The Post Office was completed on 28 September 1896. It was renamed Brisbane Street Post Office in 1897, when the Perth North-West Post Office (later known as Northbridge Post Office) was built on the corner of Aberdeen and Brisbane streets. It is was first listed in Wise's Post Office Directories in 1898 when Mrs F. W. Stokes is recorded as postmistress. She was there for a number of years. In 1915, it was listed as Post and Telephone Office and Commonwealth Savings Bank, with Thomas Donahoe as postmaster. The Commonwealth Post and Telephone Stores Department was also listed as being either at the same address or right alongside and John Saunders was in charge of that. In 1949 it is just listed as the Brisbane Street Post Office. The trend toward centralizing public services eventually brought about the closure of the Brisbane Street Post Office. The building was sold and converted to commercial premises c.1994. In 2007 it was occupied by the Language Centre Bookshop, which specialised in foreign language material. The rear yard has had residential units constructed, and a carport now occupies the side yard facing Brisbane Street.

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Semi-detached pair

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The semi-detached dwellings at 120-122 Brisbane St are a fine and comparatively early example of the Federation Queen Anne style and retains a very high level of integrity. It is an unusual, even rare, form of duplex residence that presents as a single house because of its deep form. It demonstrates an aspiration to appear as a more substantial single dwelling, unlike other more evident forms of grouped dwelling.

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The one storey semi-detached pair of dwellings has the appearance of a single large residence. The building has a complex roof form with distinctive vertically banded chimneys and stepped banding on the walls. The original bullnose verandahs to both residences remain as does the spindle supported awning to the front window. The place addresses both streets. It is setback from the corner and there is a residential garden setting behind an intrusive high brick perimeter fence. None apparent

History

The semi-detached non-identical pair of dwellings at 120-122 Brisbane Street, on the corner of Lane Street, were constructed on Perth Town Lot N93. Lane Street, together with Wade Street to the west, was on the edge of Lake Poullet (First Swamp), part of Perth's original chain of lakes which had been drained. The development in these two streets comprised smaller homes but those on Brisbane Street, being a main thoroughfare, were often larger. No 120-122 Brisbane Street is a more substantial building which is designed to take advantage of its street corner location. The place does not appear on the 1900 PWD sewerage plans. There were six residences in this section of Brisbane Street in 1900, one with attached shop on the corner of Wade Street. The land on the corner of Lane Street was vacant. The residence was originally numbered 62-64, and No. 64 appears in the 1910 Post Office Directory as being occupied by William Ekins. In 1915, No. 62 was occupied by Mrs Annie Adams, and No. 64 by Conrad Kollman and his wife, who was a music teacher. The places were renumbered in 1918 and the Kollmans were still there then. In 1949 Mrs Edith Fell occupied No. 120 and Mrs Sarah Cook No. 122. Across Lane Street at the rear of No. 118 was Modern Chemicals Pty Ltd, insecticide manufacturers and there were two mixed businesses and the Masonic Temple between Baker Avenue and Wade Street.

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Semi-detached pair

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This terrace pair, at 140-142 Brisbane Street, are good examples of the Federation Italianate style. Constructed prior to the extension of William Street north of Brisbane Street, they represent the standard of inner city workers housing of the eastern states, transposed to Perth, following the commencement of the Gold Boom period.

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A single storey terrace pair designed in the Italianate style, brought to Western Australia with the Gold Boom, mainly from eastern states sources, including eastern states architects relocating to Western Australia. The terraces are set close to the street boundary with a narrow fenced front garden, before a full width verandah set between flank walls. The front façade was the dominant elements with its prominent parapet, in three bays, with a raised central bay set between scrolls and surmounted by a pair of stucco finials. The parapet is further decorated with swags which link all bays below the string course. Construction of the northern extension of William Street soon after their construction.

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The semi-detached pair at Nos. 140-142 Brisbane Street is located on Perth Lot N91 one lot from the northwest corner of William Street. The PWD Sewerage Plans dated 1897 reveals a property occupying the lot at this time. During this time William Street terminates at Brisbane Street. The City of Perth Building Licence cards indicate that the earliest licences issued for Perth Lot N91 were in 1897 for a J F Schramm and for W Reeves in 1901. Unfortunately as the plans for the building licences are missing and several lots form part of Perth Lot N91 the exact construction date of the subject properties cannot be clarified with certainty. The Wise's Post Office Directories first list the semi-detached properties at Nos. 140 and 142 in 1918 with a Mr Joseph Nissenson at No. 140 and Mr Harry Hoffman at No. 142. In 1917 and 1916 the properties are listed as Nos. 88 and No. 90 with Mr Joseph Nissenson at No. 88 in both years and Mr Solomon Hartstein at No. 90 in 1916 and Mr Harry Hoffman at No. 90 in 1917. Prior to this time the street numbering along Brisbane Street between Wade and Lake Streets changes regularly and it is difficult to ascertain with any certainty the occupants of the subject place during this time. During the 1920s the occupants change regularly suggesting that the property was tenanted. In 1925 Mr Thomas Harris occupied No. 140 and Mr Rueben Menouchin occupied No. 142. The Harding's were residents of No. 142 for a number of years with H C Harding listed in 1935 and 1940 and Mrs Kath Harding listed in No. 145 and 1945. Mr Max Sles occupied No. 140 in 1935 and 1940 and Mrs Evans was in residence in 1945. In more recent times the subject dwelling was owned by C and G Carzolo in the 1970s, Michael and Susan Scrutton in 1980 and the current owners since 1995. In 2003 the Town of Vincent approved for a change of use to the properties to accommodate a home occupancy and alterations and 2 storey additions to the rear of the property.

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The house, at 156 Brisbane Street is a fine and representative example of a substantial Federation Arts and Crafts dwelling, constructed by builder Thomas Worsick Firth as his own residence.

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The single storey place is of brick construction with a high pitched hipped U roof featuring twin gables. The frontage is symmetrical with a central entry flanked by facetted bay windows with gables above. The gables have roughcast infill with vertical and diagonal timber battening. The roof features tall face brick chimneys with bands of stucco moulds. The verandah across the front has a separate bullnose verandah,set between flank walls, and features a decorative valence with delicate circular fretwork. The verandah posts of paired square fluted columns are set on rendered plinths. The front brick wall features a double horizontal band of render and decorative render beneath the windows. The front door has sidelights and a fanlight. Small setback behind low rendered pillar and palisade fence. Possible c.1940s plinth and column verandah supports

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The subject property is located on the northern portion of Brisbane Street between William and Lake Streets. The property formed part of Perth Lot N90 which at the turn of the 20th century was believed to be owned by building contractor Thomas Worsick Firth. The City of Perth Building Licence Cards indicated that four building licences were issued to Thomas W Firth in the first decade of the 20th century for development in Perth Town Lot N90. The first was in 1902, two in 1903 and one in 1911. As all original plans are missing it is difficult to ascertain with certainty which of the licences relate to the construction of the building. The Wises Post Office Directories indicate that prior to the construction of the subject place Thomas Firth resided along Myrtle Street from the mid 1890s until 1903, in close walking distance from the subject dwelling. In 1904 Thomas Firth is first listed at residing along Brisbane Street, when at the time the subject property was number 68. By 1905 was numbered 72 and by 1910 numbered 106. In 1918 the dwelling becomes known as No. 156 Brisbane Street. Thomas Firth, contractor is listed at residing at the place until 1926 when Mrs Eliza Firth is listed as the resident. This is the last year that the Firth family are listed as being associated with the subject dwelling. The following year Mrs Eliza Firth is listed as occupying No. 388 Charles Street, North Perth. From 1929 within the business section of Wises Post Office Directories a Firth Bros building contractors of No. 11 Ruth Street, Perth essentially to the rear of No. 156 Brisbane Street. It can be assumed that this is perhaps the sons of Mr Thomas Firth who followed their father to also become building contractors. During the 1930s the Wises Post Office Directories list Mrs Mary Haggerty (1930), Mrs Ellen Pidgeon (1935) and Ern Mercer (1939) as residing at No. 156 Brisbane Street. Throughout the most part of the 1940 Mrs Letitia Davies is listed as residing at the subject dwelling.

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Five Shops

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This row of 5 shops is a fine example of the Federation Italianate style, located at 197-205 Brisbane Street, at the corner of Lake Street. The shops were established at the same time as the former Royal Standard Hotel and formed a new neighbourhood centre. The changing activities of the shops reflects the social, ethnic and financial changes in the neighbourhood during the century of their continued operation.

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A row of 5 shops in a prominent corner location, with an elaborate parapet. The parapet is surmounted by pediments and the corner pediment is infilled with elaborate stucco decoration including the year, 1905. Some of the original shop fronts remain. The original verandah has been replaced with a cantilevered awning. Zero setback to both streets and truncated corner. shopfronts, awning

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While a corner shop was often one of the earliest retail establishments in a newly developing residential area, the more substantial retail and commercial developments tended to follow after an area was established. The row of shops on the corner of Brisbane and Lake Streets, directly opposite the Royal Standard Hotel (1897), now known as the Northbridge Hotel, was no exception as by this time the housing estate between Lake, Brookman and Moir Street had been developed by 1897. The land on which Nos. 197 - 205 Brisbane Street is located was known as Perth Town Lot N17, lots 1 - 3 and was transferred to Harry Wells in 1901. Wells also referred to himself as Harry Wells and was originally a bricklayer and carpenter. He subsequently owned a brick making yard in Bellevue and became a building contractor. A Building Licence was issued to Mr Henry Wells in 1904 for the construction of the complex of five shops, with residences at the rear on Perth Town each valued at £90. The date of construction of the shops is further confirmed by the year 1905 on the corner pediment. In March 1926, Harry Wells died and the property was in the hands of executors until December 1928 when it was transferred to his widow Jane and his son Frederick. Jane Wells died in August 1929 and the properties transferred to Frederick Wells and his wife Doris. In 1956, Frederick Wells died and the property was transferred to Doris Wells. She maintained ownership until 1970 when it was transferred to Domenico and Soccorsa Italiano. Domenic Italiano died in 1988 and the property transferred to its current owner Soccorsa Italiano. The shops are first listed in the Wise Post Office Directories in 1906, with no street numbers given. The first tenants were G W Stubbs, butcher, A Withy, general store keeper, Musa Khan, bookseller, Song Lee, greengrocer and G S Reynolds, grocer. Over the first part of the 20th century the tenants change regularly, however there is some consistency in the businesses. For example No. 197 operates as a butcher's from 1906 until the 1930s when it is converted to a chemist. Arthur Rooke operates the butcher during the most part of the 1920s and J C Hamilton operates the chemist at No. 197 throughout the 1940s. No. 205 on the corner of Lake Street continues to operate as a grocery store from 1906 until at least 1949 when it is known as Central Provisions Store. No. 201 operates as a bookseller in 1906, a newsagency and stationer in 1920 and then up until the 1940s as tobacconist and hairdresser. Some of the tenants at No. 201 included David Smith in 1930, Harry Stine in 1935 and Patrick O'Callagan in 1940. No. 203 operates as a fruit shop from 1915 until at least 1949. In 1920 Norman Lunt operated as a fruiterer from the shop, in 1930 Frederick Palmer, in 1935 Mrs Maria Protos and in 1949 Michael Pappas. The first recorded changes to the shops are in 1931 when three brick wash houses were built to the rear of the property. As the 1930s brought greater prosperity and new ideas of style and decoration, the shop fronts received a major makeover for the total cost of ₤700 in 1937. Later that same year minor alterations costing ₤40 were completed. The contractor for both these jobs was Frederick Wells who was a building contractor like his father. There is less information on the patterns of occupancy during the second half of the 20th century however it is believed that it was most probably retail premises. By the end of the 20th century the shops were in a poor condition. In 2000 the shops were used as a butcher, a video shop, an eating house, a deli and a tailor. In 2001 extensive works were undertaken to the properties with the intent to retain the historic frontage of the existing buildings and removing the rear residential components to make way for additional commercial space and new residential properties to the rear. Over the years the shops have continued to be used for retail purposes, adapting to the changing ethnic composition of the neighbourhood. Currently the corner shop accommodates a Vietnamese restaurant 'Phi Yen' and a Fair Go Trading store operates from No. 197.

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The former shop and semi-detached dwelling at Nos. 99 and 101 - 103 Brisbane Street were constructed in the later years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century, in the vernacular styles of the Late Colonial period. The group demonstrates the nature of modest and unsophisticated urban development during this period.

Physical Description

Nos. 99 to 103 Brisbane Street comprises a shop on the corner of Lindsay Street (No. 99) and a semi-detached pair at Nos. 101 - 103. The former shop on the corner of Lindsay Street, opened on the corner truncation. The windows have been infilled and any awning/canopy has been removed. The neigbouring single storey detached pair is symmetrically arranged about a central fire place, in an Federation Georgian style. Minimal setbacks Various - Shop window and doors have been infilled with hardiflex and aluminium framed windows.

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Brisbane Street was named Sir Thomas MacDougall Brisbane, a Governor of New South Wales. Part of this road was formerly in the location of East Perth, but due to boundary changes, it is now all in the locality of Perth. Numbers 99 to 103 Brisbane Street comprises a shop on the corner of Lindsay Street (No. 99) and a semi-detached pair of houses at Nos. 101 - 103. The places were built on Perth Town Lots N34, on the northern edge of Lake Thompson opposite the south-western corner of Lake Poulett (First Swamp), which was later drained and renamed Birdwood Square, after Lord Birdwood, a prominent General during World War 1. In 1881 Perth Town Lots N33, N34 and N41 were under the ownership of Fremantle Auctioneer and Commission Agent, George Thompson. In 1882 the land comprising the three Perth Town Lots was transferred to Henry Passmore and in 1884 to Septimus Burt. In 1886 the land was no longer in sole ownership and John Arnold, storekeeper became the proprietor of Perth Town Lot N43, Part Lot 4. On 10 February 1899 this smaller portion of land in which the subject properties are located was transferred to Alice Wren. In this same year a Building Licence was issued to Mrs Wren for development Perth Town Lot N43, Part Lot 4. Following the construction of the properties they were transferred to Walter William Sloane in 1902. This information corresponds with Wises Post Office Directories with P Foley as the first listed resident at part lot 4 is in 1900. The first entry of three residents within part lot 4 is 1907 with Alfred Aarons listed as a confectioner on the corner of Brisbane and Lindsay Street and Alfred Atkins at No. 15 (now No. 101) and Mrs H Fish at No. 17 (now No. 103). In 1908 the numbers change again with a Moss Hart at No. 25 (now No. 99), William Foster at No. 29 (No. 101) and Mrs H Fish at No. 31 (now 103). In 1910 Mrs A. Arnold, dressmaker is listed as occupying No. 25 (now No. 99), Mrs Catherine Delaney at No. 27 (now No. 101) and Arthur Wynne at No. 31 (now No. 103). By 1920 the street numbers appear as they do today with a John Smith, store keeper at No. 99, Mrs Mary Dhu at No. 101 and Mrs Clara Ingle at No. 103. In 1930 Mrs Annie Ebberson is listed as operating a store from No. 99, Mrs Mary Dhu is still resident at No. 101 and Mrs Leah Clifford occupied No. 103. In 1940 Mrs W O'Meara operated a grocery from No. 99, Mrs Mary Dhu remains at No. 101 and G Mellowship is resident at No. 103. In 1949, the last year of the Directories H and M Budd operate a mixed business from No. 99, Mrs Kirby Stevens resides at No. 101 and W H Smith occupies No. 013. The 1897 PWD sewerage plans indicate that along this section of Brisbane Street from Lindsay to William Street the properties at No. 105 and No. 107 Brisbane Street had been constructed on Perth Lot N34 and the Brisbane Street Post Office at No. 115 was operating at this time. All these properties remain insitu today and contribute to the historical development patterns of the area. The former corner shop at No. 99 Brisbane Street would have provided a service for the residents of the new homes being constructed in the area at that time, including those in Wade and Irene Street on the western side of Lake Poulett. In 2000 the Town of Vincent received a Development Application for the proposed demolition of Nos. 99, 101 - 103 as well as No. 105 Brisbane Street and No. 91 Lindsay Street. At the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 7 November 2000 the proposal was refused. The decision was appealed, however dismissed by the Minister on 18 April 2001. In October 2002 the above properties, excluding No. 105 Brisbane Street were again considered by Council for the proposed demolition, however again the proposal was refused.

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Loton Park Tennis Club

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Loton Park Tennis Club Pavilion is a fine example of the Interwar Arts and Craft style, to the design of Eales & Cohen, foremost exponents of the style. The pavilion is raised in its setting to overlook the tennis courts and Perth Oval. The tennis club has been the focus of social and competitive tennis since the club’s formation in 1916. It has association with William Loton because it formed part of the Perth Oval/Loton Park site which he sold to the City of Perth.

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The pavilion has a gable roof with a gable facing south (over the tennis courts), and a crippled verandah. The timber framed building is set into the bank so that it sits above the tennis courts. The wide verandah has timber posts with a simple timber valance, and a simple rail that allows spectators to watch games. The original cladding has been replaced with fibro cement sheeting. The roof is slate, with terracotta ridge capping and finials. The building incorporates male and female change rooms and toilets, and a central room with kitchen facilities. Timber stairs lead from each end of the verandah to the courts. Underneath the building is used for storage. The building faces south with the rear elevation facing Bulwer Street. The embankment behind the building was landscaped around the time the building was constructed, and there are many exotic species including several mature palm trees. 1932 extension

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Loton Park, an area of land at Location 114, was originally owned by William Thorley Loton, Mayor of Perth (1901-2), MLC and well-known pastoralist. Loton, who was knighted in 1923, had his home 'Dilhorn' across the road at No. 2 Bulwer Street. The 1897 City of Perth & Suburbs PWD sewerage plants indicated a shed or small building near the tennis club site and four more on the north-western side of what later became Perth Oval. It is believed the land was used for farming and market garden purposes and it was known initially as 'Loton's Paddock'. Loton offered the land to the Perth City Council on 12 September 1904 for the sum of ₤8,500 with the stipulation that it be used for public recreation and named Loton Park. Residential subdivisons were being carried out on the northern side of Perth at the time and it is possible that one of the reasons for the sale was the low lying nature of the ground which meant it would have required very expensive filling to make it suitable for residential purposes. By the time of the sale the land that became Loton Park Tennis Club had been excised and was no longer part of Loton's Paddock. By 1910 the recreation area was known as Perth Oval. Among the recreation facilities provided by the City were four tennis courts, constructed in 1913-14. Lawn tennis was first played in Western Australia at Government House and Sir John Forrest's house were early courts were constructed. Lady Forrest was a keen player and was often involved in the competitions held at Government House. The first club formed was the Perth Tennis Club in 1896 with courts on the Perth Esplanade, adjacent to the Perth Bowling Club. Others soon followed and the Loton Park Tennis Club was established in 1916 after City of Perth agreed to allow a private group, whose spokesman was Mr Hatfield, to use three of the courts. The club held its inaugural meeting on 4 December 1916 where the Hon. R.J. Robinson was elected as the inaugural president and J. Broadway as secretary. It chose blue and white as its official colours and adopted the South Perth Tennis Club's rules. (These changed over the years to purple and green in the 1920s and then stripes were added.) The official opening of the club's courts was held on 16 December 1916. In 1917 it was granted the use of two more courts and in 1919, it joined the Western Australian Lawn Tennis Association. This had been inaugurated in 1899, reformed in 1902, and finally established in 1903 with seven founding clubs as members. The club applied twice for permission to build a pavilion. This was granted in 1920, and the City of Perth advanced ₤100 towards it (the total cost was ₤120). It was erected in 1922, to one of two designs proposed by architects Eales & Cohen, and consisted of two rooms and a wide verandah to accommodate spectators. Exotic planting along the bank at the rear was carried out at this time and the pavilion was officially opened on 5 June, with a mixed doubles tournament being held in celebration. In 1932, the pavilion was extended to provide extra changing facilities. New wire fences were erected in 1937, again with assistance from the City of Perth. In 1939 it was connected to the sewer and toilets and showers installed in 1953. Details appeared on the 1953 revised MWSS & DD plans for the area. A ti-tree hedge, first planted in 1939, was extended in 1955 to complete the area's division from Perth Oval. In 1995 a Conservation Management Plan was commissioned with the aid of Lotteries money for repairs. Renovations were carried out with the aid of a Lotteries Commission heritage grant of $26,425, included restumping, re-roofing and re-wiring and the replacement of a number of exterior wooden features. The ti-tree hedge, which was on the Town of Vincent's Trees of Significance Register, was replaced in 2006 at a cost of $1,200. New fencing and a retaining wall were also erected at a cost of $14,000. In more recent times members of the Polish community played there regularly and donated the Polish Cup. More recently again, many of the clubs members have been from Perth's gay and lesbian communities, and a search on the world wide web for 'Loton Park Tennis Club' brings up a link to 'Out in Perth', a gay and lesbian website.

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