Local Government
Nedlands
Region
Metropolitan
Location
48 Stirling Hwy Nedlands
Location Details
Construction Date
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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| (no listings) |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| (no listings) |
Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 23 Oct 2018 | Category B |
Category B |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Apr 1999 | Category B |
Category B |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 15 Apr 1999 |
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Heritage Council | |
Statement of Significance
The apartments and flats buill throughout the Nedlands district have varying aesthetic, historic and
representative cultural heritage value. Though opinions are divided on the social value of such high density
living, the apartments and flats represent the need to construct single buildings to follow planning constraints
and demand tor small residential units. This development has continued intermittently since tho 1930s. The
eight blocks of flats that have been carefully selected for the City of Nedlands Heritage Inventory are
representative of a class of similar places. Selection criteria was based on streetscape value, architectural
diversity and grouping.
Stirling Court is very similar in design and scale to an adjacent building, Kingston. Together these buildings
make a significant contribution to Inter-War architecture along Stirling Highway.
Physical Description
This two storey block of four flats has some Mediterranean style architectural features. The roof is hipped Marseilles pattern tile while the brick wails are rendered and painted. There are a number of arches on the ground floor balcony. The upstairs balcony had double precast concrete columns. A flight of stairs is located at either end of the building. These are uncovered and are exposed to the weather.
History
The building of flats in the Nedlands district reflected a need for closer urban development particularly in the
1930s. However, the establishment of flats was not popular with all residents. A Mr TJ Myers objected to
this development at a Nedlands Road Board meeting reported in the West Australian on 17 April 1936.
, Myers vehemently staled that the flats could best be described as slums and predicted that they would become
eyesores. He also expressed the hope that the Board would refuse permits for such premises to be built.
The Chairman of the Board. Mr A Bennett replied that the Board held the same opinion as Mr Myers, but
some people preferred lo live in fiats over which the Board did not have complete control. It had the power
to insist on only one building going on an allounent and under its town planning scheme, it had provided
that flats were to be confined to certain areas, namely Stirling Highway and Broadway with stringent
building regulations.
State Heritage Office library entries
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