Local Government
Cockburn
Region
Metropolitan
797 Rockingham Rd Henderson
Lot 16
Cockburn
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1877
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Apr 2014 | Category D | |
Anderson Homestead (site) is associated with the Pensioner Guards.
Anderson Homestead was set close to the road, the residential block was quite small with little landscaping. The walls of local stone were solidly constructed. The original building consisted of two rooms built in limestone which were added to over time. The house once had a verandah around most of the house but this was partially enclosed during renovations. The hipped roof was corrugated iron with two brick chimneys. There was an external shed and WC. In the grounds of the house was an old mulberry tree, evidence of the long history of the house. A heritage assessment, prepared in August 1996 by Kris Keen Architect (KTA Partnership), found that the building was not worth the costs involved in restoration. It was not recommended that the building be retained. A photographic record of the place was compiled. Anderson Homestead was demolished in October 1996.
The house was built in 1877 by a Pensioner Guard, John Hyland. It was erected on the most southerly of nineteen pensioner locations around the western parts of Lake Coogee and extending eastward along Russell Road. Michael Berson has noted: John Hyland aged 44 years, began in 1877 the task of building a cottage and providing for his wife and six young children. Hyland had been a Lance Corporal in the 87th Regiment, held the Crimea and Indian Mutiny medals and had a pension of 1/9 per day. Hyland struggled to establish his market garden but after a number of years found the task beyond him and in 1885 returned to Fremantle to take up a post as magazine guard. The history of the Hyland’s cottage is linked with another pioneering family in Cockburn. In the 1890s Alexander Anderson and his family took possession of the abandoned cottage along with 20 acres of swamp land for market gardening. The Andersons struggled to clear and make arable land out of the heavily timbered and rocky soil. A vegetable garden and orange orchard were established and enough produce was grown to sell in a small fruit and vegetable shop set up in Fremantle. The Anderson family and their descendents went on to become significant community members. They were linked with the development of many sporting and social clubs.
INTEGRITY: Site only AUTHENTICITY: Site only
Site Only
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Berson; "The Making of a Community". | City of Cockburn | 1978 | |
| Heritage Assessment by KTA Partnership | |||
| HCWA Documentation Place No. 10190 | State Heritage Office | ||
| National Trust WA Documentation | National Trust WA |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | STONE | Local Stone |
| General | Specific |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
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