House

Parent Place or Precinct

26335 Hamersley Road Group Heritage Area

Statement of Significance

The place has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • For its historical value as one of the five surviving examples of pre-World War One corner stores in the City of Subiaco (constructed c.1903-1913). Despite some modifications, the original form and style of 230 Hamersley Road can still be readily interpreted. • The place remains as good representative example of a traditional, early twentieth century corner store with an attached residence.

Physical Description

230 Hamersley Road is a single storey painted brick building with a corrugated steel hip roof designed in the Federation Free Classical style of architecture. The building, a former corner store, is located on the corner of Hamersley Road and Douglas Avenue sloping down along Douglas Avenue towards Hamersley Road. The building is splayed at the corner with a zero setback and a flat parapet above. The parapet features a central curved pediment with a moulded capping, projecting moulded cornice and projecting brick coursing along the base of the parapet. The face brick walls have been painted pink. Timber double doors with a fixed highlight address the building’s splayed corner. On either side of the corner there are large timber framed arched windows with multi-paned glazing and curved concrete lintels. Attached to the Hamersley Road frontage is a timber plaque with the number 230 inscribed into it. The building predominately extends along Douglas Avenue and features a timber casement window with a corrugated steel awning above. To the west of the building is an attached residence set back from the front building line. The residence has a front verandah with a corrugated steel skillion roof supported by round steel posts with decorative steel corner brackets. The attached residence features a face brick and rendered chimney. Two double hung windows address Hamersley Road with a timber framed front door with highlights and sidelights. There is a front courtyard addressing Hamersley Road enclosed by a timber posted fence with vine hedging and a rounded steel gate. A mature Eucalypt partially obscures the place along Heytesbury Road. A timber weatherboard lean-to is located along Douglas Avenue opening out to a substantial backyard. The rear of the site is enclosed by a high corrugated steel panel fence approximately 1800mm high and serviced to the north by a laneway.

History

The following extract has been taken from the heritage assessment of 230 Hamersley Road, Subiaco, prepared by Greenward Consulting, June 2015. An entry for 230 Hamersley Road first appeared in the Post Office Directories in 1913, when a store was listed under the name of J. Burlinson. Entries in the Electoral Rolls of that era indicate that this was Mrs Jessamine Burlinson. A review of the Post Office Directories at five yearly intervals provides the following information about the subsequent occupation and use of the shop: • 1915: Store, Jessamine Burlinson • 1920: Store, Phillip Mansfield • 1925, 1930 & 1935: Store, Joseph Stone (Note: In 1927 the place was specifically referred to as a grocery store) • 1940: Grocer, Thomas Whitfield • 1945: Vacant • 1949: Mixed Business, Terence Flynn An aerial photograph dated 1948 shows a splayed corner verandah over the footpath. This extended across the front of the former shop and for a similar distance along the Douglas Street frontage. The verandah was removed at some stage between 1953 and 1965. 230 Hamersley Road was adopted on the Local Heritage Survey (2002), with the following level and statement of significance: Level 2 – Notwithstanding the fact that it has been significantly altered, the place has historic, social and aesthetic significance as an example of a former corner shop in a predominantly residential area. In 2007, it was also identified as a significant example of a corner store in The heritage of the suburban store in the City of Subiaco. This report provided the following additional information: The last to operate the property as a proper store were Monty and Jean Lee, with help from their daughter Valerie. They bought the store from a Rokeby Road Chemist. Monty ran a farm in the country during the week, so Jean ran the store. It stayed open late at night, offered credit to local pensioners, and kept an extensive lolly tray for local school children. This was enough to garner passing trade without having to deliver.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - High Authenticity - Medium-High

Condition

Based on a streetscape inspection the building appears to be in a good condition.

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