Local Government
Cockburn
Region
Metropolitan
1 Davilak Av Hamilton Hill
Lots 1 & 2
Cockburn
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1928, Constructed from 1929
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 14 Jul 2011 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Apr 2014 | Category B | |
Marks’ House has a high level significance for its architectural style, and setting. Marks’ House is associated with prominent local residents, the Marks family.
This impressive bungalow style house is built of handmade in situ cast stabilised earth blocks with an imposing set of steps leading from the front verandah to a long pathway to the front gate. The wide verandah protects three sides of the house and is supported with substantial earth block columns. The roof used to be galvanised iron. When the tiles on the hipped roof were put in place, the shape of the roof changed slightly. It is set in grounds with large lawn areas, trees and flower gardens.
The Marks family were living in South Fremantle when the father, Percy, a race horse trainer, decided to purchase a 10 acre plot in Hamilton Hill. Every weekend, from 1927, sons Jack, aged 13, and Bill, aged 11 walked to the site to make cement bricks in preparation for building the stables and house. The stables and a large shed were built in 1928 (they are not located on the current Lot 1 and 2 Davilak Avenue). Marks’ House was built with Jack and Bill and other casual workers acting as labourers. In 1929 the family of ten moved into the house. There was always much work to be done looking after stables, vegetable and flower gardens. Mrs Marks became ill in 1932 and died in 1933 at the age of 37. The family kept the house in order but, by 1943, four of the sons were in the army, four children were still at home and all the horses were gone. Percy sold the property in 1947 to a Mr Lazenby and moved back to South Fremantle. He sold that home in 1950 and moved to Perth where he died in 1953.
INTEGRITY: High AUTHENTICITY: High
Very Good
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Flemming (brother-in-law to Percy Marks) | Architect | 1928 | 1929 |
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Marks (sons); Various Books. |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Other |
| Present Use | RELIGIOUS | Synagogue, Mosque or Temple |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | TILE | Other Tile |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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