House, 11 Surrey Street

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a good and intact example of the Inter war Californian bungalow style.
• This place has historic value for its association with development in the Inter War period.
• The place has social value as a demonstration of the scale of a typical family home of the period.

Physical Description

Single storey Californian bungalow of brick and tile construction. The roof is hipped in two sections which forms the main house roof and the attached verandah canopy. The canopy to the verandah incorporates a central timbered gable which is positioned above the main
entrance to the house. The house has a symmetrical tuckpointed façade with a timber and glazed door flanked by small windows. The glazing to both the door and the windows is stained leaded and obscured glazing. The entry ensemble is topped with a concrete lintel. The windows to the façade are three-section timber framed casements, each incorporating diamond leaded lights. The verandah canopy is supported on paired timber posts positioned on top of rendered masonry columns, with painted brick balustrade panels between each set of columns. Access onto the verandah is from the side. Single storey addition to the side elevation which has been set back behind the main façade and incorporates twin leaded timber framed casements with painted concrete sills. Open lawned garden to the front without any boundary treatment.

History

This portion of Bassendean was one of the first areas to be subdivided as town lots of approximately 2 acres each. The land was subsequently subdivided as smaller residential lots in the early 1900s. Surrey Street, named after the English county, was one of the first surveyed roads in the West Guildford settlement and was chosen as the location of the Pensioner Guard cottages in the 1850s. From the available information this residence was constructed in the inter war period. The original occupant of the residence has not been determined. Further research of rates books may reveal the original owner and/or occupants.
Aerial photographs indicate that there have been several small structures in the rear of the property since the mid-20th century. In the late 1990s an addition was made to the south east corner of the building. Since that time the form and extent of the residence has predominantly remained the same.

Integrity/Authenticity

High
High

Condition

Good

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