Local Government
Claremont
Region
Metropolitan
13 Second Av Claremont
Second Avenue Heritage Area
Claremont
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1948 to 1949
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The three residences at Nos. 9, 11 and 13 Second Ave are significant in their cohesive representation of the Post World War Two period when the government introduced means by which people could purchase homes in developing State Housing Commission estates with homes built by the Workers Homes Board, for working class families.
Single storey rendered brick and hipped tile roof. Modest scale and form typical of the austerity of the immediate Post-War period.
Second Avenue is north-east of the Showgrounds and was part of land owned by Maria Gray, wife of a Fremantle prison warder. Her land was sold to a developer in 1902, and Graylands Road was gazetted in that year. Second Avenue is divided in half by Ashton Avenue and each half developed separately. The western end developed prior to World War Two, while the eastern half was included in a post-war State Housing Commission estate. By 1955, almost the entire east end had been built out with Housing Commission houses occupied by young working class families. Shops were established along Ashton Avenue to serve the growing population. The Housing Commission lots were around 778 sqm in size. In recent years, many have been subdivided for units and infill development. Nos. 9, 11 and 13 Second Avenue are a row of three original 1950s Housing Commission homes on their original size block. The houses have been built to individual plans as indicated by their facades and by the footprint and roof lines that appear in aerial photos. These three houses were built in 1948-49 by what was originally known as the Workers Homes Board. The Board became the State Housing Commission in 1948. By 1953, No.9 had been purchased by Richard Plunkett Ridge. He and wife Roma occupied No. 9 into the 1980s. No.11 was acquired by Douglas John Rowland. By 1968 it was owned by Douglas and Margaret Avery for a number of years. No.13 was rented out to Alfred Brookes (or Brooks) who was still a tenant into the 1960s.
| Ref Number | Description |
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| 3231 | Assessment Number |
Place was apart of the 2012 Town's MI and removed on 5 August 2014
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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| Post-War Perth Regional |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | TILE | Other Tile |
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
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| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
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