Moss Street Lodge including Stables

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 33 Moss Street is a single storey building constructed in brick and rendered brick with a tiled roof. It has historic and aesthetic value for its contribution to Woodside's high concentration of predominantly Federation period houses and associated buildings. The place contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Queen Anne style building. The place retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The additions to the rear have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 33 Moss Street has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Queen Anne style building. It retains most of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 33 Moss Street has considerable historic value. It has associations with the Bates family and Illawarra Private Hospital. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle and the subdivision of W. D. Moore’s Woodside Estate from 1912. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 33 Moss Street has considerable social value. It is associated with a significant area of middle class Federation and Inter-War period development which contributes to the community's sense of place. RARITY No 33 Moss Street is unique in the immediate context. Woodside has rarity value as a cohesive middle class suburb.

Physical Description

Moss Street, in the suburb of Plympton, was first listed in 1903 with two private residences and, up until at least 1920, ended at George Street. . The Lodge is a single storey tuck pointed and tiled building with front and side verandahs together with brick and iron stables and separate accommodation over at the rear. Originally constructed as a residence, the premises have, for the last five years, been utilised as a refuge for the disturbed frail aged. During the interim period as an annexe to the Fremantle Hospital, substantial additions to the site and rear of the residence were undertaken. The remaining major portion of the building is substantially intact. Of interest are the verandahs, bay windows and the stables at the rear, whilst internally the hallways have magnificent loft paperwork and trimming with glass and tiled floor. The plasterwork includes archways with columns, cornices, ceiling rosettes and matching moulded timber skirtings and architraves. There are several decorated mantels, distinctive examples of the era, with tessellated tile hearths matching the hallway. There is also a Norfolk Pine on this allotment. No 33 Moss Street is a single storey building constructed in brick and rendered brick with a tiled roof. It is a very fine expression of the Federation Queen Anne style. It is asymmetrically composed with gable thrust bays and a full width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. Two half-timbered gable thrust bays address the street. The gable bay to the north is parallel with the street while the one to the south sits on a 45 degree angle. Below each gable is a bay window featuring casement windows. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights. The roofscape features several rendered chimneys. There are string courses and windows feature decorative sills. The place retains its form and most of its details. There are additions and a car park to the rear. A stable block in brick and corrugated iron is also to the rear. The place is consistent with the building pattern in the Precinct. However, the building is unique in that it is located on a substantially large lot. The place plays an important role in the pattern of development of a middle class suburb. In 2020 significant internal works were completed to conserve and upgrade the building and facilities for the purpose of providing short term accommodation for mental health services. External improvement works to the gardens, stables and surrounds were also undertaken, including upgrading of the rear parking area and improved access from Bedford Street. Health Department of Western Australia South Metropolitan Health Service – Moss Street Lodge Bates Family Demographic Settlements - Residential Subdivision Walls – Brick and rendered brick Roof – Tiles and corrugated iron The residence is situated on a near flat site with a hedge on the lot boundary. A picket fence replaced the hedge on the Moss Street frontage in 2020. The rear car park, access driveways and stables were also upgraded at that time.

History

Woodside is a relatively cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed following the subdivision of W.D. Moore’s Estate commencing in 1912. Most of the lots were sold between 1912 and 1929 and the majority of buildings were completed in this time. Residences were substantial and of various Federation period styles distinguishing the area from the small worker’s cottages of Plympton. The Inter-War Bungalow style residence is also represented in Woodside. The Woodside Precinct remains largely intact in terms of original housing with little infill subdivision or replacement housing. John Wesley Bateman (head of the Bateman family) died in 1909. This house was built for his widow who lived there until 1920. The house was occupied for a short time by the Bates family then became Illawarra Private Hospital in 1922. It was best known as St Helen's, which it became in 1929 under Nurse Stradwild and later under Sister Walters. In 1948 it was taken over by Miss L R Kidston-Hunter and Miss P McKinnon. They were in charge until it became an annexe of the Fremantle Hospital. In 1983 it was taken over for use by the Community Psychiatric Division of the Health Department and became known as the Moss Street Lodge. In 2021 the South Metropolitan Health Service was granted development (planning) approval for a short term residential accommodation facility to accommodate up to 15 persons and 5 staff.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

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