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The house at 143 Shakespeare Street is a fine representative and intact example of Interwar Californian Bungalow, which has a strong street presence.

Physical Description

The single storey brick dwelling is in an elevated location that reveals the extensive face limestone foundation across the front. The front façade is face brick to dado height and rendered above. Walls elsewhere are face brick. The roof is hipped with a wide span half gable over the expansive front verandah. The verandah also features a bowed dado wall that is rendered with vertical details of stacked face bricks. The piers are square and rendered. A sweeping staircase of eight red brick steps curves up to the verandah. The windows are sets of three same size casements with rich geometric art deco leadlights. The chimneys are tall, rendered with brick capping and clay pots. Setback from the street in an elevated position with sleeper retaining walls and a driveway. Lawn and conifer plantings. None apparent

History

Shakespeare Street, Mount Hawthorn was part of the Merredin Park Estate developed by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company, of Sydney. This company was responsible for much of the residential subdivisions in Mount Hawthorn. The streets in the Merredin Park estate were all named for major cities. This section of Shakespeare Street was originally named Dublin Street until 1916, when it was renamed to become a continuation of Shakespeare Street, Leederville. The Mount Hawthorn suburb boundaries were recognised by the State Electoral Commission in 1929. In the 1920s a large portion of the land off Scarborough Beach Road (North Beach Road) near Shakespeare Street was occupied by a sand excavation for the manufacture of sand bricks and on the corner of Shakespeare Street was the State Timber yard. No. 143 Shakespeare Street was built in the 1930s and according to Wise's Post Office Directories, the first resident was Clarence F. Higham in 1935. He was still there in 1949, the last year of the Directories. In the 1930s the lower half of Shakespeare Street was described as 'North Leederville' while the northern end came under Mount Hawthorn. Plunkett's, a building company developed by carpenter Thomas Scott Plunkett, built many homes in the area after World War I, developing large areas of the suburb. No. 143 may well have been one of these. In 1966 B & BL Bohan applied for a building licence to erect a brick bedroom and store addition.

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The residence at 50 Shakespeare Street is a fine and intact example of a symmetrical Federation bungalow, which has a strong street presence.

Physical Description

The single storey symmetrical dwelling has a high pitched hipped gambrel roof with twin gable features above the rectangular bay windows. A bullnose verandah extends across the entire front façade and is supported by chamfered timber posts, spanned by a valance with vertical cottonreel details. The front wall is face brick with a rendered band at sill level. The windows are sets of two double hung sashes. The chimneys are tall, symmetrical, face brick with a roughcast band and moulded top detail with clay pots on top. No fence, open garden setting. None apparent

History

Shakespeare Street, Mount Hawthorn was part of the Merredin Park estate developed by the Intercolonial Investment Land and Building Company, of Sydney. This company was responsible for much of the residential subdivision in Mount Hawthorn. The streets in the Merredin Park estate were all named for major cities. This section of Shakespeare Street was originally named Dublin Street. It was renamed to make it a continuation of Shakespeare Street, Leederville in 1916. According to Wise's Post Office Directories in 1905 there were just two houses in Dublin Street north of Scarborough Beach Road (then known as North Beach Road) but they were both south of Hobart Street. House numbers were not allocated until 1917. In the meantime Albert Dewar was first listed as one of four householders in Dublin Street north of Scarborough Beach Road in 1912. In 1917 when the numbers were first allocated a Mrs O. Dewar was in residence at No 50. So it can be assumed that the house was built circa 1911-12. The Directories indicate that Frederick G. Charles was residing at No. 50 in 1928 and a new house was being erected next door. By 1938 the Masonic Hall had been erected (Nos 38-42) and there was a mixed business run by Mrs L. Sandys at No.44. George F. Charles was in residence at No. 50, indicating the house was still in the hands of the Charles family. Many of the residents of Shakespeare Street after World War II were migrant families from Italy and Greece and one of the features of the street were the front gardens 'planted with vegetables and rows of tomatoes laden with warm red fruit, chickens roamed free-range and the smell of well-turned compost filled the air.' ('Prestige Property' in Sunday Times, 1 May 2005, p.20) In 1949 Noel E. Hills was the resident of No. 50 and by then the street was occupied as far as Green Street. The house was extended at the rear at some later stage.

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House, 58 The Boulevarde

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The place is a tuck pointed brick and corrugated steel roofed house. It is typical of the modest-scale residential development in Mount Hawthorn constructed in the Inter-War period. The place has moderate aesthetic value as a good and intact example of the Inter-War Bungalow style of architecture and makes a significant contribution to the streetscape and character of the area. The place has some historic value as a representative example which reflects the pattern of suburban development in the Inter-War period when Mount Hawthorn was developed.

Physical Description

The subject place was constructed circa 1929 in the Inter-War Bungalow style of architecture. The subject brick and iron dwelling at No. 58 The Boulevarde is a pattern book example of the Inter-war Bungalow style of architecture. The dwelling is set back approximately four metres from the footpath and is delineated by a picket fence. The dwelling has a one room street frontage and has an iron gabled and hipped roof form with a gable over the northern front protruding room. The gable is treated with timber detailing. The front façade features tuck-pointed brickwork. A horizontal rendered band runs the length of the façade at about head height. A verandah which forms part of a continuation of the main hipped roof form, however with a shallower pitch, is located along the south west corner of the dwelling. The verandah is supported by brick piers at the bottom and timber columns above which are painted in cream white. There is a timber framed casement window arrangement on the western street facing room, with the upper part divided by glazing bars into two small panes. The main entry is located under the front verandah. The upper part of the white-painted wooden front door is decorated with a piece of leadlight stained-glass of an intertwining floral motif. Internally, details in the front rooms are to a high standard. There is an arch in the entrance, and there are high skirtings, fireplaces and original lathe and plaster ceilings. In July 2011, the City approved the partial demolition of and additions and alterations to the subject dwelling. However, the then owners sold the property and did not undertake these modifications. It is noted that hand-made ceiling panels and cornices were added to the original lath and plaster ceilings by the current owners.

History

The place has some historic value as a representative example which reflects the pattern of suburban development in the Inter-War period when Mount Hawthorn was developed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Overall the place has a moderate degree of authenticity.

Condition

CONDITION - The place appears to be in good condition.INTEGRITY - The place has a high level of integrity due to its continued use as a residence.

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Freemasons Lodge Hall

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the place is a fine representative example of the Inter-War Beaux-Arts style hall designed by architect George Herbert Parry.

the place is a local landmark and contributes to the local community’s sense of place.

the place demonstrates the social importance of the Freemasonry movement from the Inter-War period to the present day.

Physical Description

The Freemasons Lodge Hall consists of a two-storey main hall and an adjoining single storey Lesser Hall. The building is a dominant feature Alma Road, set among residences, is considered a local landmark by the community. The symmetry of the main hall is offset by the attached Lesser Hall. The main hall is constructed of red brick with rusticated stucco pilasters and simple pediment. The central doorway is surrounded by a rusticated stucco portal with its own pediment. The Lesser Hall has a fully rendered façade, with horizontal striped detailing and a simple pediment with the words ‘Lesser Hall’ moulded into the decoration.

History

After the Swan River Colony was established in 1829, settlement by the colonists began in and around the Perth area. The area to the north of the Perth was part wetlands stretching 50 or 60 miles northwards and was not considered an ideal site for settlement. However, despite the swampy conditions, by the early 1830s land to the north of Perth was beginning to be being settled, and land had been granted to individuals such as John H. Monger, William Leeder, Thomas Mews. Drainage of the lakes close to the city begun in the 1840s freeing up additional land for settlement. With the arrival of convicts from the 1850s, infrastructure and public works increased and improved. Some basic roads were constructed with convict labour, but the area now known at the Town of Vincent was mainly occupied by dairy farmers, markets and gardens and the roadways were left as gravel. During the latter part of the nineteenth century, the Town of Vincent area was subdivided and slowly populated with residences, workers cottages, hotels, and churches.

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Northern Suburbs Masonic Hall is a fine and representative example of the Interwar Beaux Arts style by Herbert Parry, a leading architect of the day. It is a local landmark and demonstrates the social importance of the Freemasonry movement during the Interwar period. It has historical associations with the Freemasons since 1928, interrupted only by the use of the hall by the RAAF during World War Two.

Physical Description

A two storeyed main hall built to the street, and a single storeyed Lesser Hall attached to the west side of the main hall and set back from the street. The main hall has red face brick with rusticated stucco pilasters and a simple pediment defining two narrower and slightly taller end elements. The central main doors are surrounded by a rusticated stucco portal with its own pediment. The tiled roof has a gambrel hipped form and has a dome topped fléche on the ridge line. The symmetry of the main hall is off-set by the attached lesser hall. This has a fully rendered façade with horizontal striped detailing and a simple pediment with the words "Lesser Hall" moulded into the decoration. The hall is a dominant feature of this part of Alma Road, set as it is amongst single residences, most of which date from around the same period or earlier. It constitutes a local landmark. There is a large car park at the rear of the building, which is accessed from Forrest Street. None apparent

History

The Freemasons is an ancient philanthropic fellowship that had its beginnings with King Solomon. It is dedicated to the improvement of society and teaching of the three main principles of brotherly love, charity to those in need and a belief in one true God. The first Freemason Hall was opened in London in 1776. The foundation stone for the first hall in Western Australia was laid in Hay Street, Perth in 1866 for the Lodge of St John No. 721 EC and it was dedicated by the Worshipful Master, W. Bro. Frederick Palgrave Barlee (Colonial Secretary in Western Australia 1855 - 77) on 1 May 1867. The site of the Freemasons Hall at No. 50 Alma Road was first occupied by a small weatherboard cottage as shown on the PWD Sewerage Plans dated 1922. The original plans for the hall were located which show the architect as H. Parry, Grand Superintendent of Works, and the builders were T & G Buildings, Perth. The plans indicate that the City of Perth approved the plans on 20 March 1928. The foundation stone of the Northern Suburbs Masonic Hall was laid on 21 April 1928 by The Most Reverent C. O. L. Riley, Archbishop of Perth and Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia. The hall was opened on 7 September 1928 by Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master A. C. McCallum MBE. The directors of the hall committee were Worshipful Brothers J. G. M. Milner, D. Davies, E. E. Aspinall, C. A. B. Lloyd, and Brothers A. Stirling Isaac, J. M. C. Culley, W. F. Brodie and R. Goyne Miller (secretary). In 1938 a building licence was issued to the Northern Suburbs Masonic Hall Pty Ltd, presumably for the construction of the lesser hall located to the western portion of the original building. Unfortunately these plans were reported as missing. During World War II, the hall was occupied by the RAAF, reputedly for intelligence purposes related to bomber and fighter aircraft. Concrete foundations for the electricity generators that were installed during this time were still extant in 1983. In 2002 a Development Application was submitted to the Town for internal works including the remodelling of the kitchen and immediate surrounds to comply with the Health Act 1911 and the provision of a cool room and for change of use from existing club to club with catering business. This Development Application was supported at the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 8 April 2003. In 2006 various discussions were held with interested parties in developing the Masonic Hall to accommodate different uses for the hall, such as conversion to residential use and the development of further residential properties within the subject site. In 2009, a development application, which involves partial demolition and alterations to the subject place to create a single residence, has been approved by the Town.

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Salvation Army Citadel (fmr)

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the place is an unusual example of Federation Chicagoesque architecture in WA.

the place was continuously used by the Salvation Army from 1918 until 1973.

the place is an unusually grand example of a Salvation Army building in WA.

the place retains its characteristic Salvation Army red and white exterior.

Physical Description

The Salvation Army Citadel is a single storey red and white brick building with a gabled roof and distinctive façade. The front elevation is symmetrical with a dominant rendered pilasters and moulding, central double front door, arched fanlight and arched brick pediment at the apex of the gable. Each pilaster is domed topped, and the windows have an arched moulding detail.

History

The Salvation Army dates back to July 1865, when William Booth, a Methodist minister, formed the Christian Revival Society in East London. The organisation was soon renamed the East London Christian Mission, and initially preached the Christian message to the poor and underprivileged. By 1867, the mission had developed into a ministry offering basic schooling, reading rooms, penny banks, soup kitchens and relief aid to the destitute. It grew rapidly and became known as the Christian Mission, with William Booth as the General-Superintendent. His wife, Catherine firmly established equality for women, women were to be ordained ministers and allowed to hold leadership positions within the organisation. In 1878, the name was changed to Salvation Army and soon afterwards a regulated uniform was adopted. Full time ordained ministers were known as Officers and adopted military rank titles according to seniority. Part time ordinary members were known as Soldiers and William Booth became the Salvation Army’s General. The Mission Stations (churches) were called Corps. In Australia, the Salvation Army was first established in South Australia in 1880, followed by New South Wales and Victoria in 1882, Tasmania in 1883 and Queensland in 1885. The establishment of a corps in Western Australia was first proposed in Sydney in 1888; however, serious consideration was not given to the matter until 1891. The first headquarters in WA was set up in 1897 in a former skating rink at 57 Murray Street, Perth, by the end of 1892 there were four more corps established in Fremantle, Northam, York and Guildford. By 1920, the Salvation the Army had three girls’ homes, one maternity hospital, one workmen’s home, one prison gate and inebriate’s home, one aged men’s retreat, two boys’ homes, a People’s Palace (Fortress building) and a programme of assistance for immigrants to Western Australia. The Salvation Army had a presence in Highgate from 1897 when the Salvation Army Rescue Home on Lincoln Street was opened. The Salvation Army Citadel was constructed in 1918 after the Army Corp was established in Highgate. Designed by Mr A. C. Brett, the building was 50 feet in length and 25 feet in breadth, and had a seating capacity of over 250 people. The entire building, including land, cost £1,075. Contemporary newspapers noted that the new Citadel was of a design similar to Salvation Army Buildings found in the eastern states. It was opened at 3pm on Saturday 10 August 1918 by the Commissioner of the Salvation Army, Commissioner Hay, with his wife, Mrs Hay, Divisional Commander, Brigadier Mackey and a number of assisting officers. The foundation stone has since been removed. In 1973, the Citadel was converted to function as a social hall for the Cracovia Club, illustrating the change in demography and immigrants. The Cracovia Club later moved to another premises in Beechboro.

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The Salvation Army Citadel (former) is notable as a fine and comparatively rare example of the Federation Chicagoesque style, its long term associations with the Salvation Army and associations with the Hasluck family. Its later use by the Cracovia Club demonstrates the changing demographic of the area, particularly in the Postwar period.

Physical Description

The single storey brick building has a gable roof and distinctive gable parapeted facade. It is one of a few buildings in Perth that demonstrate characteristics of the Federation Chicagoesque style, such as the Louis Vuitton building in King Street and Anchor House in Murray Street Perth. The façade is detailed in face brick with dominant rendered pilasters and mouldings. The frontage is symmetrical with a central double front door, arched fanlight above and arched face brick pediment at the apex of the gable. Either side of the central door, between two pilasters each dome topped, is an arched double hung window in an arched moulded detail, with vertical metal grilles in place. The façade wraps the corners and extends several metres down each side of the hall. The remainder of the hall is painted face brick with engaged buttress piers at regular intervals along each side, and double hung sash windows central within each bay. The roof ridge features a series of metal exhaust vent fans. The front boundary and the front façade aligns with the footpath. There is a street planting directly in front that obscures views of the place. None apparent

History

The Salvation Army Citadel (former) at No. 69 Barlee Street was built in 1919 when an Army Corp was established in Highgate. It has been suggested that the Citadel was built in 1901 by Ethel Meerna Hasluck, father of Sir Paul Hasluck, but Ethel Hasluck was stationed in the goldfields from 1897 to around 1905, and then at various other country places. There is no mention in his memoirs of the Citadel at Highgate. Unfortunately, the foundation stone for the building, with construction details, has been removed. Catherine and William Booth (a former Methodist minister) founded the Salvation Army in London's East End in 1865. it was originally known as the 'Christian Mission' and the name, 'the Salvation Army' was adopted in 1878. The Booths were concerned as much about the physical welfare of the destitute masses living in London's slums (their problems mostly a result of the Industrial Revolution) as well as their spiritual welfare. The first meeting in Australia was led by John Gore and Edward Saunders in Adelaide on 5 September 1880. The Salvation Army had a presence in Highgate from an early date, when their Rescue Home (opened in 1895 in Summers Street, East Perth), was moved to Lincoln Street in December 1897. In 1973, the Citadel was converted to use as a social hall for the Cracovia Club, illustrating the changing demography of the area as various waves of immigrants occupied the inner-city suburbs before moving further out. The Cracovia Club was founded in West perth in 1950. After the purchase of the Citadel from the Salvation Army the members renovated the premises themselves. It was used not only as a centre for the club but also by other Polish organisations and to welcome visiting Polish dignatories. In 1978 the Cracovia Club bought four hectares of land at Beechboro but the foundation stone for the new clubrooms was not laid until November 1988, the same year that the Club sold the Barlee Street premises. The Club currently occupies the premises in Beechboro which are also used as a Polish community Centre. There is currently (2007) a Salvation Army 'Community Care Program' based at No. 15 Wright Street, Highgate.

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Commercial Buildings, 276-282 Beaufort Street

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The TAB Shop is in use and the remaining buildings vacant.

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Shops

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Shops at No. 515 Beaufort Street, located opposite Queens Tavern, have been an integral part of the Beaufort Street retail strip for almost a century. Constructed as fine examples of the Federation Free Classical style, subsequently adapted with fine Art Deco shop fronts, the place with its standard cantilever verandah of the 1950s and 1960s, demonstrates the changing nature and fortunes of the Beaufort Street retail strip.

Physical Description

Pair of single storey attached shops which were constructed with central pediments having moulded rose motifs. The original verandah and posts have been replaced with a cantilevered awning. Art Deco shopfronts demonstrate that the shop fronts were modified in the 1930's. Zero setbacks in line with context of the retail strip. Shopfronts, verandah canopies.

History

Part of Perth Suburban lots 147 - 149 were acquired by Dr Judah Hora, and then by sub-inspector of Police, Thomas Rowe, who subdivided the land. The subdivision was bordered by Beaufort, Harold, Striling and Linson Streets. These shops are erected on a site which forms part of the Highgate Hill subdivision, which initially took place in the 1870's and one of the first subdivsions in Perth. However, development was slow initially and access to the area was poor. Although Harry Prately ran a hansom cab service in the area in the 1880's, even by 1891 the bitemun only reached a little beyond St Albans's. The shops at Nos. 515-517 Beaufort Street are part of a group of retail premises on the corner of Beaufort and Mary Streets, opposite the Queen's Tavern. They were built between 1903 and 1904. In 1903, No. 515 is listed as a house occupied by patent agent Richard Sparrow. The following year the entry is revised to read two shops, both owned by Sparrow. In the same year, the shops on the adjoining land, numbered 507-513 Beaufort Street on the corner of Mary Street, were built for Ethel Johnston. Walter Wadston, fruiter, occupied both premises at Nos. 515-517 until 1908, when Mrs Dhu occupied No. 517. In 1932, No. 515 was a fancy goods store run by Don McKay, while picture framer Bernard Roffman occupied No 517. In 1949 it was occupied by Miss Jean Quinn who ran a mixed business and in 2007 it was the Mykonos Greek restaurant.

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Mostly intact or redeemable

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Clarke's Building

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08588 Alexander Buildings

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Clarke’s Building is a fine example of Interwar Art Deco style architecture that addresses the corner and both street frontages in a dominant commercial section of Beaufort Street. The place makes a notable contribution to the character of the area.

Physical Description

The double storey brick rendered building anchors the corner. The top floor has retained the original fabric and demonstrates fine art deco style detailing. The ground floor frontage has been altered considerably, although the main structural components remain in place. The corner is truncated with two vertical banded pilaster with curved tops, either side of a typical window with the name of the building and year of construction embossed in render above, below the fluted parapet. The remainder of the upper level is divide into equal bays by rendered pilasters with a central vertical groove and rounded top. The infills have two tiered wall of vertical fluted panels from above the windows. The windows are typically sets of two casements central within each bay. Each window has 6 panes and a four paned fanlight above. A canvas awning is in place around the perimeter of the street frontages above the ground floor pavement. Zero setbacks to streets. Extensive ground floor alterations.

History

According to Wise's Post Office Directories there was a wine saloon in this part of Beaufort Street from as early as 1909 run by George H. Elford. With this saloon at No. 483 and the Queen's Hotel (established 1898) at Nos. 512 - 533 Beaufort Street, the early residents need for alcoholic beverages was well catered for. Fora period from at least 1915 to 1920 it was run by William W. Sloan and in 1929 there was a Mr H.P Best a grocer and wine & spirit merchant at No. 524. It is quite probable that one of these businesses held the liquor licence which was the precusor of the Flying Scotsman's licence. Clarke's Building was erected on a site which was originally part of the Highgate Hill subdivision, which initially took place in the 1870's and was one of the first subdivisions of Perth. It was constructed in 1934 as a modern art deco commercial and retail premise. The construction of such a building at this time, in the middle of the Depression, must be considered unusual. In 1938, William Beattie was running a wine saloon from the premises and was still there in 1949. The place has had a number of occupants over the years including Moondyne Joe's Challenge Wine Cellars, which became Moondyne Joe's on 12 May 1972. On 27 October 1972 it emerged as the Cat & Fiddle Tavern and Bistro and Candy Store Bar and Garden Restaurant, on 24 January 1990 to Lawley's and on 23 April 1999 it became the Flying Scotsman. In 2007 the premises were still occupied by the Flying Scotsman Restaurant & Bar. There were some problems that local residents faced in more recent times with the parking and noise form patrons coming and going from the 'pub' due to its popularity, but the blocking off to Grosvenor and Raglan roads at Hutt Street and the intallation of extra lighting put an end to these.

Integrity/Authenticity

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Tudor Lodge

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Though a good deal of the garden concept that dates from the post tennis court period has been reduced, the remaining evidence of this setting is in fair condition. The exterior of the house has been well maintained and is in good condition. Management and adaptation has led to the removal and obscuring of original detail in several locations. The interior has been the subject of much maintenance to cope with the pressures of being children’s accommodation and this, together with kitchen and bathroom upgrades, has involved the loss of a good deal of internal detail. The maintenance regimes have caused the gradual loss of internal detail. The interior is in fair and sound condition. As a whole the place is in fair to good condition.

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The house at No. 59 Chelmsford Road is a fine and representative example of an Interwar Bungalow style with some California Bungalow influences in the verandah balustrade and posts. It demonstrates the quiet generosity of Interwar middle class housing in the area.

Physical Description

The single storey brick dwelling has a large hipped tiled 'coolie hat' roof over house and verandah. The house and verandah are symmetrically planned around a central front entry. The encircling verandah has a balustrade set between rendered column bases, surmounted by pairs of square timber columns. supported by turned timber posts and curved post brackets with an asbestos dado infill. The fanlights and windows are casement sashes. The front fence is a post and chain link fence (possibly original) with a central chain gate with decorative iron detail. The central concrete path has several steps, inside the gate. The yard is lawned and planted with shrubs around the perimeter. None apparent.

History

In 1907, Bernard Keogh a Roman Catholic cleric acquired lots 5 to 25 of Location 816, fronting Chelmsford Road, and the adjoining lots 36 to 42, which fronted Vincent Street. In 1908, the land was transferred to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Perth, Matthew Gibney. Over time the lots were sold including Lots 5, 6 and 7 where the subject property is located. By 1917 the majority of lots along Chelmsford Road between William and Hutt Streets were developed with the exception of Lots 5, 6 and 7. In 1922 the subject lots were transferred from Annie O'Sullivan to Edward Thomas Russell, a builder at which date the land had a capital value of ₤1,000. Mr Russell was a well-established builder in the area involved in the construction of a number of properties along Chelmsford Road, including that at No. 59 that extended across lots 5, 6 and 7. A building licence was issued to Mr Russell in 1922 to construct the subject dwelling. On its completion, he and his family took up residence at the property they named 'Mean-Myne' (based on the words 'me and mine'). In 1923, the place was recorded with a capital value of ₤3,000 and was first listed in the Wises Post Office Directories that year. To the rear of the property Mr Russell constructed a large timber and iron shed where he undertook his building operations, a practice not uncommon during this time. His business E.T Russell & Co, which became Russell & Sons, continued to operate from No. 59 Chelmsford Road, and later expanded to include furniture manufacturing before transferring to Mount Hawthorn in the 1940s. Situated on three adjoining lots 'Mean - Myne' was a very substantial house with a tennis court established to the east of the house and a garden much larger than most along Chelmford Road at the time. In circa 1937-88, the tennis court was converted to a garden area with substantial aviaries. Facing the front garden, Russell built three deep rock-work grotto-like aviaries between the north-east corner of the house and the eastern boundary. Russell built numerous garden features including a windmill of limestone and timber construction, a timber bridge across a miniature ravine leading to a fish pond 'Popeye', a decorative well with a terracotta roof, and a limestone tank topped by a pump at the western side of the garden. During World War II whilst still owned by the Edward Russell the dwelling housed Allied Forces personnel stationed in the metropolitan area requiring accommodation. In 1948 the property was sold to an engineer John Seymour Dowson who resided at the property until 1951 when it was transferred to the crown. The crown purchased the property to use of the Child Welfare Department which was seeking a spacious residence that could accommodate wards of the Department based in the metropolitan area. On purchasing the property it was renovated and converted for its new use and re-named 'Tudor Lodge'. In 1952 it was opened to accommodate up to 20 boys. Tudor Lodge's purpose evolved from provision of accommodation for working boys in the 1950s and 1960s, to an 'adjustment centre' in the early 1970s, when a number of boys came from treatment centres. By the late 1970s it was known as a Treatment and Training Hostel for boys. The stated philosophy of Tudor Lodge at this time was 'to provide a homelike atmosphere and good living conditions to young men and to assist them in their adjustment to re-entering society'. (Heritage Council WA Assessment Documentation 2007, p.12). In the 1990s Tudor Lodge was referred to as one of the McCall Hostels, in which staff lived on the premises. In 1997 Tudor Lodge became a hostel for both boys and girls aged from 14 to 18 years and operated as such until 2003. By August 2003 Tudor Lodge became redundant to the Department's needs and the place was vacated. In November 2007 Planning Approval was issued for the construction of a new two-storey dwelling to the east of the property. However in December 2008 a Building Licence had not been issued for the proposed demolition and subdivision had not yet been approved. In December 2008 the place remains vacant.

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Beaufort Street Commercial Precinct

Child Places

• 06278 Mount Lawley News
• 08588 Alexander Buildings
• 02425 Astor Theatre
• 06607 Commonwealth Bank, Mount Lawley
• 06185 Beaucott Building

Values

The place has aesthetic value as a Federation Free Classical commercial building with a first-floor loggia.

The place is part of a larger commercial precinct of one and two storey buildings dating from the Federation and Inter-war periods along Beaufort Street.

The place is associated with the development of Beaufort Street as a commercial and residential street in the early 1900s.

The place is a remnant example of the Beaufort Street development in the early 1900s, which was largely redeveloped and modernised during the Inter-war period.

Physical Description

The place is a two-storey commercial building constructed of brick and render. The ground floor area is a single tenancy now modified. The first floor elevation comprises two outer piers and a loggia, which is defined by four tuscan columns and a masonry balustrade. The rear brick wall of the loggia section is tuckpointed with central French doors and a double hung windows. There is a decorative masonry balustrade with piers and a central pediment at roof level. The original verandah has been replaced by an awning.

History

The gold boom of the 1880s and 1890s resulted in an increase in development and settlement of the outlying regions of the Perth central area, including that now known as Mount Lawley. Walcott Street was the border between Perth and Mount Lawley and its main intersection was at Beaufort Street, which led from Perth, through Mount Lawley to Inglewood. Beaufort Street began to develop with groups of commercial and retail buildings and residences clustered around public transport stops. Its development was given further impetus by the extension of the tramway to the intersection of Walcott and Beaufort Streets in 1906. A railway station was also established nearby in 1907. Mt Lawley News building is believed to date from this period. It is a remnant example of the early twentieth century period of development along the street due to the fact that a significant portion of the area around the intersections of Walcott and Beaufort Streets was redeveloped during the Inter-war period.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate

Condition

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15848 East Parade group

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18082 Houses, 10 & 12 Grosvenor Road

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Houses, 10 & 12 Grosvenor Road

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Statement of Significance

The houses at Nos. 10 & 12 Grosvenor Road are the surviving pair of a group of 3 identical houses. They are rare and good examples of identical Federation Bungalows.

Physical Description

The bungalows at No. 10 & 12 Grosvenor Road are two remaining of a group of 3 identical houses. The places are single storeyed brick dwellings with hipped roofs and separate bullnosed verandahs. The entrance is through an arch in the east side of the house. The front rooms project forward with a gable roof, and bull-nosed verandahs extend across the front of the house. Large central chimneys dominate the roof lines. The brickwork has been painted on the front of both houses. The original sash windows have been replaced by casement windows. A high brick wall has been built across the front of No. 10 and obscures the place and the front garden. No. 12 has a garden setting behind the open gothic picket front fence. Sash windows replaced by casement windows.Front facades painted.

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Grosvenor Road was part of the North Perth Estate developed by the Perth Land Agency Company from about 1895. By 1902 this section was known as the Highgate Hill North Perth Estate. It covered the area bounded by Walcott Street and Alma and Grosvenor Roads. According to the land agents Peet & Co., the attractions of the area were 'charming views of the Swan River, Mr Mt Eliza and Progressive Perth.'Another attraction was a tram service that from Perth to the corner of Beaufort and Walcott Streets just around the corner from the three dwellings. The area attracted lower middle class workers - teachers, dressmakers, grocers, police officers, carriers etc. The subject dwelling is located only several lots west of the Walcott Street end of Beaufort Street. Building began in 1889 on the eastern side of Beaufort Street which had recently been extended north of St Alban's Church to Walcott Street. The first house was a small cottage on the corner of Barlee and Beaufort Streets erected by John Marriott. Marriott was an ex convict who had been transported to Western Australia for setting fire to farm buildings. He set up his own dairy at the rear of his dwelling, which hs operated for some years. The MWSSDD sewerage plan shows Nos. 8, 10 and 12 Grosvenor Road as identical. It is likely that the three residences were listed in the 1905 Post Office Directory, as the section of street between Walcott and Hutt appears built out at this time, but no street numbers given making it difficult to quantify. No. 10 may have been occupied by Constable William Ullman in 1905. The residence was occupied by Constable William White in 1915, and No 12 was occupied by Edward Thomsett. In close proximity to the subject dwellings shops began to appear along Beaufort Street, a pharmacy, a doctor, a gallon licence and the Alexander Building (Broadway Building) constructed on the corner of Beaufort and Walcott Streets in 1911. Then as the suburb grew, the retail and business area of Beaufort Street spread into the adjoining streets, such as Walcott Street. As the suburb has grown, the retail and business area of Beaufort and Walcott Streets has spread into the adjoining streets. No. 8 has been demolished and the site redeveloped, while No. 10 is occupied as an office, currently tenanted by an accountant. No. 12 has continued to be occupied as a residence.

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A pair of former shops with houses attached on the corner of Grosvenor Road and Hutt Street, marking the end of a newly developing community associated with the growth of tramways in the first decade of the 20th century.

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These two shops and attached houses are located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Grosvenor Road and Hutt Street. The shop and house at No. 50 Grosvenor Road is rendered and painted terracotta with blue painted trimmings around the window sills and timber verandah posts. The former shop section features a large flush paned window and an entrance on the western corner of the dwelling. The house is attached to the eastern side of the shop and features a bullnose verandah. The shop at No. 52 Grosvenor Road is rendered and truncated on the corner of the two streets, featuring a post war parapet, cantilevered awning and large shop windows. The single house attached addresses Grosvenor Road and is red brick featuring a bullnose verandah supported by turned timber posts. Suburban intersection. Interwar/postwar adaptation of the shop at No. 52 Grosvenor.

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The shops with attached residences at the corner of Grosvenor Road and Hutt Street were established to cater for the growing number of residences in this section of North Perth. The intersection of Grosvenor Road and Hutt Streets are shown on the 1901 Metropolitan Sewerage Plans as having only two buildings: the house at No. 54 Grosvenor Road and the weatherboard cottage at No. 12 Hutt Street. The corner shops at No. 52 Grosvenor Road and No. 52 Grosvenor Road are not yet built. Grosvenor Road, running east to Beaufort Street, is largely subdivided and built with residential houses, and the intersection with Hutt Street marks the end of the established street at this time. The area developed rapidly after the tramline was extended along nearby Beaufort Street in 1902. The shops are first listed in the 1905 Post Office Directory. They were occupied by Mrs M Toogood, who ran a laundry at No. 52 and the Sweetapple Brothers, who had a fruiterer's store at No. 50, with Fred Sweetapple in residence. Both these premises are situated on Lot 17, and are of similar design. By 1910, the laundry at No. 52 had been taken over by Chinese launderer, Sam Louey, and the fruiterer's shops at No. 50 operated by Harry Cohen. His wife Mrs Emily Cohen had a market garden on the opposite corner. Mrs Emily Cohen later lived at the market garden from 1911 until her death on 20 February 1925. Between 1915 and 1920 Lee Hay was operating the laundry at No. 52 Grosvenor Road and there was a boot maker David Thomas at No. 50. In the 1930s various boot makers operated at No. 52 and No. 50 remained as a green grocers. Throughout the 1940s there is no business listed for No. 52, however No. 50 continued to operate as a green grocers. The greengrocer at No. 50 for most of this period was Louis Malatzky. Later the shop at No. 50 became the local deli that operated until the 1980s. Both shops now are used as private residences.

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The modest weatherboard house at 73 Grosvenor Road is a fine example of the Late Colonial Georgian style constructed at about the time of the First World War, which retains a high level of integrity.

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This plain weatherboard cottage is of a style which was relatively unchanged for half a century, despite its construction in the late Federation period. Symmetrically planned it has a central four panel front door with fanlight above, flanked by double hung sashes to each of the front rooms. The walls are of horizontal weatherboards on all faces. The roof is hipped with its ridge running parallel to the principal façade. The separate skillion verandah runs the full width of the principal façade, supported by turned timber posts rising from timber flooring. Set close to the street behind a picket fence None apparent

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Grosvenor Road was part of the North Perth Estate, which adjoined the Forrest Hill Estate southern boundary and was developed by the Perth Land Agency Company beginning in the 1890s. The area was bounded by John (now Leake Street), Alma and Walcott Streets and Grosvenor Road. From the beginning of the 20th Century a tram service ran to the corner of Beaufort and Walcott Streets, two blocks east of No. 73 Grosvenor Road which further facilitated growth in the area. The neighbourhood catered to middle class residents, including police officers, teachers, dressmakers and grocers. According to the land agents, Peet & Co., the attractions of the area were '˜charming views of the Swan River, Mt Eliza and Progressive Perth'. Most of the houses along Grosvenor Road are of brick construction with a few weatherboard houses of simple design dotted amongst them. A survey of the Wises Post Office Directories indicates that No. 73 Grosvenor Road located between Hutt and William Street was constructed circa 1910. This area was predominately residential with corner shops located on the corner of Hutt Street and Grosvenor Road constructed circa 1905 and in close proximity to the subject dwelling. The first occupier of the dwelling was Frank Dunn who remained at the dwelling until 1918. Throughout the 1920s there was a high turn over of occupancy suggesting that the property was tenanted during that time. From 1935 until at least 1949 when the Post Office Directories cease Robert Low resides at the dwelling and presumably is also the owner.

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Mount Lawley Railway Bridge (Subway) is an integral element of the Perth-Midland railway line, which spans the main road from Perth-Guildford. Its strong engineering form across the Guildford Road subway has been an iconic presence for the better part of a century.

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Steel trussed railway bridge spanning Guildford Road, between concrete abutments. The abutments define the road width which rise to form piers at each end of the trusses. Above a major road between close intersections. Widening and strengthening

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The Fremantle to Guildford railway line was opened in 1881, and extended to York and Northam. By 1900 the other major railway lines in the state had been constructed, including the South West line to Bunbury, the Great Southern line to Albany and the Eastern Goldfields line to Kalgoorlie (connecting with the eastern states through Adelaide). The Rail traffic from Perth to Guildford and beyond all passed the intersection of Guildford Road and East Parade, which was known as Fenian's Crossing because it was a very dangerous intersection. To facilitate the traffic movement, a bridge was constructed to carry the railway tracks over the Guildford Road/East Parade intersection and the road level dropped. The Mount Lawley subway was opened on 10 April 1907. This proved to be of advantage to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the small shopping area which was beginning to develop on the Lord Street side in spite of the dangers. Early shops there included two butchers, a confectioner, fancy goods and draper, news and bank agency, tobacconist, fish & chip shop a green grocer. Unfortunately a number of pedestrians used to take a short cut, crossing the line through the shunting yars rather than using the subway and one resident recalled one very close escape from a moving train as a young girl. The same resident also recalled a small boy being run over by a track laden with cement or superphosphate , after he ran down the subway embankment and straight out onto the road. Another accident occured when a train that was bieng shunted tipped off the line and down among the palm trees that were dotted along there. She remembered it hanging there quite precariously for some time before it was hauled back up onto the line. In 1924 a single track extension was constructed from an existing tram terminus on the corner of Lord and Lincoln streets in Highgate along Lord Street and via the Mount Lawley Subway to Maylands. In 1939 this line was duplicated and the subway was widened to accomodate the two sets of tracks. Further alterations in 1968 involved strengthening the bridge and extending the concrete abutments to accommodate the new standard gauge line, which terminated at the East Perth Station. An undated photograph in the WAGR file shows the words 'PEACE VIETNAM AUSTRALIA OUT' painted on one of the abutments. In more recent times the protectitve fencing along its length on the railway line level has been used to display advertisements. Private car ownership was increased from the 1960's onwars and Lord Street/Guildford Road and East Parade became popular arteries in and out of Perth , carrying heavy loads of traffic each day. In 1974, the subway was the subject of a road study, as the traffic bottleneck had become 'the city's No 1 late-for-work excuse'. Traffic lights and restrictions on right-hand turns (East Parade into Guildford Road) became necessary as the volumes of traffic increased.

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The house at 40 Guildford Road is a substantail and good example of the Federation Arts and Crafts style, which demonstrates the aspirations of the original developers for this neighbourhood before the growth of traffic on Guildford Road impacted so heavily on amenity.

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This substantial middle class house takes a typology of a Federation Queen Anne bungalow and with detail, such as the elaborate gable infill, symmetrical alignment of chimney and feature gable, changes it into a Federation Arts and Crafts style. Set on a busy street behind a substantial brick wall.

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This section of Guildford Road is part of the East Norwood Estate which was developed in 1898, on part of Locations A4 and A5, on the eastern side of the Fremantle-Guildford Railway line, in the East Perth/Mt Lawley area. The subdivision was carried out by surveyors Crossland & Hardy on behalf of the Perth (WA) Estate Company Limited of 364 Hay Street. The strong demand for new housing was a result of the population boom created by the gold discoveries in the State. One member of the Perth (WA) Estate Company was Zebina Lane, who was an engineer and mine owner at the Great Boulder mines, and one of a number of people who made money in gold mining and reinvested it in land developments during this period. The Company had previously developed the adjoining Westralia Estate on the west side of the railway line on Location A4. The estate was promoted as having 'splendid building lots', 'made roads' and 'river frontages'. In the latter case these were the larger blocks along Joel Terrace which were expected to attract the wealthier buyers. It is evident from the subdivision map that this was not one of the earliest blocks sold, the earliest being those used for 'spec' and rental housing along the railway line (East Parade), Bramall and Summers Street. The estate's boundary nearest to the subject place was Stanley Street (two house blocks from No. 40), which later became the boundary between the Town of Vincent (formed 1995) and that portion of Mount Lawley which is in the City of Stirling. This section of Guildford Road was listed in the Wise's Post Office Directories initially as 'Guildford old road' and by 1905 it was known as 'Old Guildford Road' and listed in conjunction with Lord Street. Around 1908 it became known as 'Guildford Road, Norwood' and it remained so until the 1940's. Builder, John Berne Hawkins was in residence in 1915 at this end of the street and possible in No. 40 but the houses in this section of Guildford Road were not numbered in the Directories until 1917. In that year No. 40 was occupied by Andrew Cavanagh. The subject place was well positioned for access to Perth's train system via the nearby Mount Lawley Station. Then in 1924 a single tram track was laid from the tram terminus on the corner of Lord and Lincoln Streets through the Mount Lawley Subway to Maylands. In 1939 this line was duplicated and the Subway widened to accomodate the second track. This further improved access to the City. In 1925 the resident was Herbert Illingworth. At that time the area around the Mount Lawley Subway (just a street block away) was a thriving village. The shops and businesses also listed in the Directories were No. 1 Guildford Road Methodist Church, No. 3 plumber, No. 5 Laundry, Nos. 8 - 10 butcher, No. 12 fancy goods and draper, No. 14 confectioner and grocer, No. 15 newsagent, stationer, tobacconist and State Savings Bank agency, No. 18 tobacco and fancy goods and No. 19 butcher. In 1932, No. 40 was occupied by F. W. Joyce and in 1949 the last year of the Directories the resident was Alan F. Richardson.

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