Local Government
Nedlands
Region
Metropolitan
150 Victoria Av Dalkeith
Nedlands
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1935
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 15 Apr 1999 | ||
The residence at 150 Victoria Avenue, Dalkcith has aesthetic and historic cultural heritage significance. Its historic value is in the strong associations to people such as the original designer, Horace Costello and well known owners. the Hancock family. The architectural characteristics the house displays are valued owing to its balance in design and the grand scale in which it was constructed. When it was first built it was described as a novel, fine, imposing residence enhanced by its position on the river front
The two-storey residence is set on a large site originaUyextending to the Swan River to the west. The ground floor of the east (entrance side) is a colonnaded verandah formed with round headed arches. This is intersected by two curtailed gables in the hipped roofing. The upper floor overhangs are supported on coupled columns and the curtailed gable hips are half timbered. The building has many precast pressed cement elements including balcony balustrades which have been adopted for use in several of Costello's other buildings. The building is presently occupied by members of the Hancock family. Additional land has been purchased from sites to the south and Mr Hancock's daughter. Mrs Gina Rinehart has built a residence along the west (river frontage) of the site. The residence is not visible from the road due to the maturity of the vegetation Costello was a designer influenced by Old English detail internally and in the glazing. His exterior detailing contains Mediterranean and Romanesque detail in a residential context.
This residence was designed for a Mr Grey by Horace Costello. Costello was a well known local builder and designer who lived in Birdwood Parade. He was very influential in housing design in the district in the InterWar period. Costello often included Old English detail as he did in this residence. It is said he was influenced by features incorporated at Winthrop Hall, University of WA. Well known owners of the house include the Hancock family. Lang Hancock, mining magnate, bought the property which has since been subdivided. His daughter. Gina Rinehart built a home on the riverside which partially blocks the old house from view.
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Good
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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| Horace Costello | Architect | - | - |
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| D17 | LGA Place No |
Individual Building or Group
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| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Two storey residence |
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| Inter-War Old English |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
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