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25445 Albert Street Heritage Area 1

Statement of Significance

Albert Street Heritage Area 1 demonstrates an identifiable aesthetic of mainly Inter-War architecture forming a discrete streetscape environment. Albert Street Heritage Area No.1 demonstrates that although the First World War and its immediate aftermath was a time of general stagnation in Claremont’s development it did not affect this area where the majority of houses were constructed during this period, leaving the Town with a legacy of Inter-War housing.

Physical Description

Single storey painted brick with a hipped tile roof with a dominant plain gable. The roof extends over the half front verandah and extends across the gable wall forming a narrow verandah across the front. The verandah is supported by square timber posts and simple brackets. No chimneys are evident.

History

By 1905 both sides of the southern end of Albert Street South had been subdivided. Five residential lots had been carved out along the western boundary of Hinemoa (14 Albert Street) on the eastern side of lower Albert Street. On the western side were four elongated blocks stretching from the highway to Kingsmill Street. These awkwardly shaped pieces of land did not attract any purchases and in 1906 they were resurveyed into 10 deep lots with narrow frontages, and two lots facing Stirling Highway. The subdivision was advertised as the Grange Estate. Sales were minimal and the subdivision was readvertised in 1913 on easier terms. The three blocks on the northern end of the Grange Estate were bought by Clarence Temby, Herbert Jarman and Albert Appleyard, each of whom secured loans through the War Services Home Board.

The First World War and its immediate aftermath was a time of stagnation in the story of Claremont’s development. However, this does not seem to have affected development in the southern part of Albert Street as the majority of houses were constructed during this period. After 1921 development in Claremont started to recover and this period of development has left the Town with a legacy of Inter-War housing mainly in either the California Bungalow style or late Federation Bungalow style. The main areas of this development were in the western parts of the town concentrated in the area from Corry Lynn Road to the Claremont border and Parry, Grange, Kingsmill and Albert Streets.

Albert Street currently reflects the protracted period over which its houses were built. In addition, the varied nature of the housing stock gives evidence of the occupational diversity of the street’s original inhabitants; members of the Colonial establishment (Hinemoa), self – employed people, tradesmen and white collar workers.

Originally Park Street - 1918/19. Kingsmill Street from 1923/24. Albert Street by 1929/30.

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