House

Statement of Significance

The place at 16 Cunningham Street, Emu Point, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
The place is representative of the early residential development of Emu Point.
The place is representative of the style of housing that was built at Emu Point which was a traditional fishing village and later popular holiday destination.
The place has landmark value with its prominent corner location on a large block with open views showcasing the simple yet fine example of an interwar bungalow with associated garage and set in a restrained but mature landscape setting.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Symmetrical form with central door and porch and flanked by 3-pane casement windows
• Timber joinery
• Timber weatherboard clad to dado and flat cement sheeting, medium pitched hipped zincalume roof with exposed rafters
• Original separate garage, flat cement sheet cladding, timber panel double doors and gable roof
• Prominent open corner location
• Set on expanse of lawn and mature trees, but no other landscaping as would be typical of a coastal holiday home (low maintenance)
• Original separate gable roofed garage

Some modifications of this place include:
• Infill to portion of back verandah
• Zincalume long sheet roof may have replaced original short sheet corrugated iron.

History

Emu Point has been a traditional fishing and holiday destinations since the mid-19th century particularly for residents of Albany and nearby surrounding regional areas. Several timber cottages were built along Cunningham Street between the 1920s-1950s as part of the post-war development of Emu Point when people not only were holidaying here but living here as well and roads and other services being provided by the Road Board.

This two-bedroom cottage along with its associated garage is a simple yet fine example of an interwar bungalow style and set in a restrained but mature landscape setting which would be easy to maintain especially because of its coastal location and if it was predominantly a seasonal or holiday residence. With many of the post-war timber cottages being demolished and replaced with more contemporary houses for permanent residential use, cottages such as this are now very rare.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High/Moderate

Condition

Good

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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