Strelley Brook Cottages & Stables

Values

· The place incorporates two good examples of single storey residences dating from the mid nineteenth century in the Victorian Georgian style. · The place has associations with the settlement of Guildford, which had significant growth from the late 1860s; firstly as a result of the transportation of convicts and their impact on public building, and secondly due to the completion of the Fremantle to Guildford railway in 1881. This development resulted in the establishment of more commercial businesses in the ten and increased residential settlement. · There are few remaining houses dating from the convict period (1850s-1870s) in the Shire of Swan and the place is believed to be one of the earliest still extant from this period of the area’s development. · The place has associations with Joseph Keys Logue.

Physical Description

The building at the front of the site is believed to be the first house constructed on the property. It is a single storey cottage of mud brick construction, which is now painted. It has a corrugated iron roof. The cottage has a verandah on all four sides with a corrugated iron drop roof supported by full height timber posts. The front façade features a pair of French doors and timber framed six pane windows.

History

The first rural grants in the Swan River Colony were allocated at Guildford in 1829, after Captain Stirling and Surveyor General Roe travelled to the area with a group of European settlers. By the end of this year, vast tracts of land had been selected in the area, many being long and narrow with frontages on the Swan River – the main communication route. The town of Guildford was also laid out in 1829. Due mainly to the arrival of convicts and the subsequent carrying out of public works, the town was subject of a building boom from the late 1860s, resulting in the establishment of commercial business and a number of public buildings. Joseph Keys Logue arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1837 with his family and four servants. By 1860, he had a farm in the Swan Valley district. He purchased what is now the Strelley Brook property in 1863. The original house may have been built for him or one of his sons. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, he opened a private school for boys at Guildford in 1853. The family is said to have moved to the Harvey area in the 1860s/1870s. The place was restored in the early 1990s and, in 1993, was awarded a Shire of Swan Heritage Award.

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High

Condition

Good

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