Local Government
Subiaco
Region
Metropolitan
2 Hamilton St Subiaco
Subiaco
Metropolitan
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 04 Feb 2003 | Level 2 General | |
The place has aesthetic significance as a good example of the architectural style typical of the area and period. It has historic significance reflecting the development and settlement of the area.
Single storey house with rendered brick walls to sill height and tuck pointed brick above. Tiled hipped and gable roof with timber effect to gable. Asymmetrical façade with double hung, timber windows and timber front door with fanlight and sidelights and some leadlight glazing. The house sits on a limestone plinth. The verandah is under a broken back roof supported by turned timber posts with decorative timber brackets. A timber framed corrugated iron clad awning sits above the front room windows. Rendered decorative recesses are located under the verandah in the front wall. A limestone retaining wall with a timber picket fence creates a courtyard in front of the house and limestone and brickpaved steps lead from the footpath to the verandah. A second house has been constructed at the rear of the site and is connected by a carport to the rear of the house.
North Subiaco began to develop as an area for residential and for the provision of community facilities from the early 1900s. The opening of the railway line established Subiaco as an area within close proximity to Perth for investors and as a place for people to settle. With sales by Real estate release common, land near the railway platform was the first to be sold. North of Subiaco Road was released as 'Subiaco Estate' in 1895 and south of Roberts Road (formally Mueller Road) was released in 1896. People settled along either side of the railway line, as the more affordable prices made the land accessible to workers. Recreational facilities with the Municipal Gardens and Subiaco Oval being established for the local Football and Cricket Club also played an important role in attracting residents to the new area. Subiaco became known as the home of hospitals, and health care for the young became accessible with the first wing of a Children's Hospital at the corner of Thomas Road and Meuller Road (now Princess Margaret Hospital) opening in 1909. (Sources: Wise's Post Office Directory 1900-1930; Real Estate Maps, Battye Library Collection; Spillman, Ken Identity Prized: a history of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985, pp.51-75, 160-169.
Management
Category Description
The place should not be demolished.
The significance of the place should be taken into account for any proposed development of the place.
Significant/original fabric should be retained and conserved. The place may be adapted or extended to
provide for continued use but new development should not dominate the original form and fabric of the
place.
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Style |
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| Federation Queen Anne |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | TILE | Other Tile |
| Wall | BRICK | Pointed Brick |
| Other | STONE | Limestone |
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
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