House

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

03929

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Location

58 Vancouver St Albany

Location Details

58-60

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890 to 1915

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 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Some/moderate	Some/moderate Contributes to the heritage of the locality.

Statement of Significance

The place at 58 Vancouver Street has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
The place is a fine example of a Federation Bungalow style residence with original detailing and finishes typical of this style and which has maintained a high level of authenticity.
The place reflects the typical dwelling of a rising middle class that emerged from the commercial and service industries that developed around the port of Albany in the latter part of the 19th century particularly when Albany was the main port for Western Australia and popular holiday resort.
The place is associated with Mr Walter J and Mrs Smyth who were the original owners.
The place is one of a group of houses/buildings in the historically important Vancouver Street that have heritage value both individually and as part of a streetscape.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Elevated setting – high streetscape value
• Symmetrical façade with a central front door
• Timber framed double hung sash windows - double set of windows on either side of door
• Hipped asbestos roof
• Verandah across front elevation under separate roof with timber posts and decorative balustrading
• Two tall chimneys symmetrically located on either side of the centre pitch of the roof
• Picket fence and attractive cottage garden

Some obvious modifications include:
• Verandah posts and balustrading are not original
• Removal of paint from wall below the verandah and original facebrick revealed

History

This place is one of a large number of important heritage buildings in Vancouver St.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: High/Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

15 May 1998

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Approved

Last Update

15 Jun 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.