Former Doscas Residence

Author

Town of Cottesloe

Place Number

07955

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Location

64 John St Cottesloe

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Sparta

Local Government

Cottesloe

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903, Constructed from 1893

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Sep 1995	Category 2	Category 2 Maximum Incentives under the Town Planning Scheme. High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

This Victorian weatherboard cottage built before 1901 was the home of councillor John (Jean) Paraskeva
Doscas who vied with William Zimpel of "Pine Lodge" for taking credit in applying for the pine trees to be
planted in John Street in 1904.

Physical Description

"Sparta", A Victorian weatherboard cottage built between 1896 and 1903. It has a gabled iron roof with
bull-nosed verandah. The chimney stack is corbelled. The decorative frieze to the verandah has
elaborately turned spindles and fretted brackets. There are small decorative brackets under the eaves.
The boards to the side and forward thrusting section are of plain Victorian profile, those under the
verandah are rusticaled. The verandah posts are turned. The doors/windows on to the verandah are
french windows. The front garden is marked by a tall palm tree. A plain high picket fence and vegetation
screen the house from the street. Bullnose awnings are over the exposed windows to the east. There
has been an extension to the skillion at the rear.

History

The house and its orchard are mentioned in a number of early references. Doscas owned no 66 and also lots 13-4/44
in Loma Street with a brick house and land only in John Street 117, 118,119,lot 46. He acted as agent for house
owners who rented out their houses.
Doscas was born in Greece, studied and worked in England and Egypt. In WA in 1895 he opened the WA Produce
Company in Murray Street in Perth retiring in 1909. He died in 1946.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity intact
Modifications There has been an extension to the skillion at the rear.

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Marchant James R; "Heritage of Pines.".		1977
WS 319.	PWD Map 1179	PWD	1901

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

10 Jun 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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