Local Government
Bassendean
Region
Metropolitan
37 Lord St Bassendean
Bassendean
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1936
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Nov 2005 | 2c | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Aug 2017 | 4 | |
• The place has historic value for its association with the Inter War development of this area. • This place has social value as the house demonstrates the form and scale of housing for working families in the inter war period.
A single story timber framed house clad in weatherboard with a colorbond clad hipped and gabled roof. The dwelling has an asymmetric plan form with a small verandah under the projecting gable with a corner entrance. The gable includes timber framed, multi-paned casement windows arranged in a bank of four.
This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by a group of investors in 1898. The group of investors included some of the most well-known members of colonial society: S.H. Parker, G.H. Leake, H. Anstey, Dr D. Kenny, J. James, J. Grave, H.E. Parry, Dr J. Hope and W. Paterson. Lord Street was named in honour of Lord North of Guildford, an early Secretary of State for the Colonies. From the available information this residence was constructed in c1936 and the first occupant was telephone mechanic, Frank Makepeace Brown (c1915-2006) and his wife Marjorie Phyllis Brown, née Jackson (c1912-2004). The couple had married in 1933 and lived at this residence until the mid-1960s.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Australian Electoral Rolls | www.ancestry.com | ||
| Wise's Post Office Directories | http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au | ||
| Carter, Jennie 'Bassendean A Social History 1829- 1976 | Town of Bassendean | 1986 | |
| Land information and aerial photos from Landgate |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| No.132 | MI Place No. |
| A3261 | TOB Assessment No |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Other Metal |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Depression & boom |
| OCCUPATIONS | Domestic activities |
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