The City of Subiaco is currently inviting public comment on the proposal to include 17 places on its Heritage List.
The list recognises the heritage significance of a place and provides a level of protection to ensure that any future development and refurbishment is undertaken in a way that respects and enhances heritage values.
One of the properties being considered for this list includes the former Junction Supply Store at 1 Hay Street in Subiaco.
Constructed in 1904, this is the oldest example of a corner store in Subiaco where the traditional form and function is still clearly recognisable.
It is an important landmark building on a prominent corner location and an integral part of an early twentieth century streetscape (together with the adjacent terrace houses which are already included on the City’s Heritage List).
Postcard showing 1 Hay Street by William Cadman c. 1910. Credit: Subiaco Museum
153 Roberts Road was the family home of Alexander Rankin who, as Town Clerk, influenced the development of Subiaco in c.1898-1911 – a period when the area was establishing its longer-term suburban character.
He was an advocate for the beautification of public spaces, through street planting and the provision of recreation areas, and was behind the creation of the municipal garden located at the corner of Rokeby and Hamersley Roads, later renamed Rankin Gardens.
Photograph of 153 Roberts Road. Credit: Subiaco Museum
93 Barker Road in Subiaco, built in 1905, is associated with the architect who designed the Subiaco Oval gates – Arthur Robert Linus Wright.
Wright held a number of positions within the drafting office of the Public Works Department before commencing private practice.
He undertook modest commissions, many in the Subiaco area, including the entrance gates to the Subiaco Oval in 1935.
Built in 1903 for Franz ‘Otto’ Lipfert (c.1864-1942), 270 York Street in Subiaco is also being considered for the list.
Otto is well known for his work as a taxidermist for the WA Museum, making a major contribution to its development through preparing displays and undertaking extensive expeditions to collect specimens.
The blue whale skeleton (now known as ‘Otto’), which was prepared in c.1897-1900, is the museum artefact for which Otto is most widely known.
Other properties for consideration to add to the list include:
- 47 Bedford Avenue which is a good example of a well-designed Federation Queen Anne villa and has remained in the same family since its construction.
- 44 Nicholson Road which is a rare and excellent example of a timber Federation Queen Anne cottage with wall cladding that is ruled to resemble stone and decorative timber detailing.
- 292-292A Barker Road which is a good local example of a well-designed and detailed Inter-War California Bungalow. It was built in the 1920s for long-term residents and business proprietors, ‘Horrie’ and Ethel Bant, who owned and managed Bants Furniture Stores on Rokeby Road. ‘Horrie’ Bant was also a well-known footballer who played for Subiaco when they won their first premiership in 1912. In later life, he was a prominent member of the Subiaco Bowling Club, winning the Subiaco Club's championship nine times in succession.
To find out more about these properties and the others on the proposal, or to have your say, visit our dedicated engagement page for this project:
www.haveyoursay.subiaco.wa.gov.au/heritage-list.