John Street Cafe

Author

Town of Cottesloe

Place Number

07946

Location

37 John St Cottesloe

Location Details

Local Government

Cottesloe

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 30 Sep 1995 Category 3

Statement of Significance

A charming visual accent in John Street and a rare example in Cottesloe of the combined house and shop from the interwar years. The old kit home which is seen in many old Cottesloe photographs Is an even greater rarity.

Physical Description

"Arcadia", "John Street Cafe", A house with an attached shop that employs minor 'moderne' elements. The building is of masonry construction with tall masonry chimneys topped by clay pots. The house and shop are separately roofed in a manner that indicates two different construction periods. The shop is small in comparison to the house. An older wooden structure, reputedly the original kit house which was erected on the block, sits in the back of the yard.

History

Erected c 1903 the wooden cottage was lived in at the time by a Miss Tilley possibly of Tilley and Muggeridge. The Edwardian house was built c 1915 and the interwar shop c 1930s. Fashionable again with cafe society in the 1980s and 1990s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity fair Modifications shop added to the front of older house

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Ceramic Tile
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

10 Jun 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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