Bangor House

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

00036

Location

36 Vancouver St Albany

Location Details

Cnr Parade St

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1881

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management
Type	Status	Date	Category
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place
Classified by the National Trust	Recorded	04 Apr 1977

Statement of Significance

36 Vancouver Street, Bangor House, has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: It was the family home of John and Margaret Robinson. John Robinson was well-known and successful banker, merchant, developer and dynasty founder, and his sons were Albany lawyer and politician R. T. Robinson, and merchant Herbert Robinson. The place is a fine, well executed example of the Victorian Regency style of architecture enhanced by its prominent corner location and is one of Albany’s substantial gracious residences from this period reflecting the social standing of its original owner. The place is one of a group of houses/buildings in the historically important Vancouver Street as well as Parade 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 corner position opposite a large park • Substantial, gracious home – a fine example from the Victorian era • Rendered painted brick construction with quoining on the corners and windows. • Prominent projecting bay with three double hung sash windows • Hipped corrugated iron roof • Verandah under separate roof • Substantial cast iron decoration on the balustrades and valance • Access to front door is via a set of curved cement steps with rendered cement balustrade • The garden is formally landscaped, in keeping with the house Some obvious modifications include: • Triple bay garage along Parade Street frontage • External colour scheme • Original perimeter fence removed

History

This place is one of a large number of important heritage buildings in Vancouver St. The residence, Bangor House , was built in 1881 for banker, merchant, developer and dynasty founder, John Robinson, father of Albany lawyer and politician RT Robinson and merchant Herbert Robinson. The house is located opposite a large park which was the former parade grounds of the military during the mid 1880s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Josiah Norman	Architect	-	-

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
R Bodycoat; "Assessment for the Town of Albany <unicipal Heritage Inventory"	City of Albany	1995
L Johnson; "Town of Albany Heritage Survey".	City of Albany	1994
Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Other
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Regency

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

20 May 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.