House

Author

Town of Bassendean

Place Number

07414

Location

37 Lord St Bassendean

Location Details

Local Government

Bassendean

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1936

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 22 Nov 2005 2c
Municipal Inventory Adopted 22 Aug 2017 4

Statement of Significance

• 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.

Physical Description

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.

History

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.

Integrity/Authenticity

High Low

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
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

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number Description
No.132 MI Place No.
A3261 TOB Assessment No

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Other Metal
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Depression & boom
OCCUPATIONS Domestic activities

Creation Date

03 Jun 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

04 Jun 2019

Disclaimer

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