Local Government
Peppermint Grove
Region
Metropolitan
56 The Esplanade Peppermint Grove
Augustus Roe's Residence (fmr)
Peppermint Grove
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1900
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 24 Jul 2018 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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(no listings) |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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Category | Description | ||||
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Jul 1999 |
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Heritage Council | |
Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Jul 1999 | Category 1 |
Category 1 |
This large single storey face brick, timber and tiled residence,
in the Federation Bungalow style, has cultural significance
because:
it is one of the landmark places inPeppermint Grove
due to its size, quality and location;
it is an exemplar of its style and period which retains
a high level of integrity;
it has historical associations with Augustus Roe,
Police Magistrate, the succeedingRoe family and the
Cullitys;
it demonstrates that the bureaucratic elite of their day
chose to reside in PeppermintGrove;
it is part of a cultural group;
it is part of a townscape area.
The residence is one of the finest, most handsome, large
bungalows constructed along the Peppermint Grove
foreshore, during the Gold Boom period. It is one of the
landmarks of PeppermintGrove.
The place was built c.1900 for Augustus Roe, Police
Magistrate. Augustus Roe was the youngest son of Perth's
first Surveyor General John Septimus Roe. The place
remained in the Roe family for 65 years until purchased by
the Cullitys. Considerable historical significance.
The residence is one of the finest designs of Olsen and
Sanders and is an exemplar of its style, which retains a high
level of integrity
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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R Pascoe | Western Australia's Capital Suburb, Peppermint Grove |
Ref Number | Description |
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128 | Municipal Inventory |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | STONE | Limestone |
Roof | TILE | Ceramic Tile |
General | Specific |
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OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
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