House

Statement of Significance

• This place has aesthetic value as a rare, two storey example of the Inter War style. • The place has historic value for its association with the development of this area of Bassendean in the Inter War period. • This place has social value as the house is associated with the provision of music education to students in Perth.

Physical Description

This two-storey brick and tile residence has painted rendered brick above the dado line and stretcher bond brick below. The doors and windows appear to be original and the main entry accessed by steps is flanked with pillars on either side. The simple pitched roof is tiled and has two chimneys of rendered brickwork and chimney pots. The residence is located within two housing lots and is set within a landscaped garden of mature trees and lush planting. A limestone blockwork fence with railing is located on the property boundary.

History

This portion of Bassendean was subdivided by a group of investors in the early 1900s under the promotional name of 'Tanner's Estate' or the 'Tanner's Extension Estate'. 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. Three of these men; Parker, Leake and Paterson; were at various times members of parliament. Kenny Street was named after Dr Daniel Kenny (1860-1915), born in Ireland and trained as a medical doctor at Trinity College; he achieved several prominent postings in medical, political and business life in Western Australia. The street began to be settled in the 1910s with most intense development in the Inter War period. The two storey residence is one of the larger in the street and occupies two housing lots. It was built in 1932 for Joy Saunders (1903-1976), a music teacher who practiced her profession at this place until her death in 1976. Her students held performances locally at the Masonic Hall. Her father was the Presbyterian Minister for the district in the 1920s and when he was posted elsewhere, Joy remained in Bassendean and continued her career. The family had previously lived at 16 Kenny Street. Information from aerial photographs indicates that the form of the residence was unchanged until the mid-1980s and was extended toward the rear c1990. The Town of Bassendean records that the building has been extensively altered internally since 2005.

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