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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: PARK STREET HOUSE, TIMBER CLAD

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Julia Roberts

c. 2002

Overview

From a collection of two coloured photographs of houses in Subiaco and Shenton Park that were possibly built using timber from the local merchant of the time, Whittakers. Both houses have full width verandahs, and symmetrically arranged windows on each side of the central entrance door.
Park Street house: Bull nosed verandah, simple posts (painted white) and gutters (painted green) with roof separate from the verandah. No fence.

Historical information

Photographs donated to Subiaco Museum by former RICH student, Julia Robers from Curtin University of Technology. Julia did her practicum at the Museum in mid 2002.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2006.206.1

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Inscriptions and markings

Julia Roberts

Keywords

Houses, Shenton Park

Park Street, Subiaco

Year

Statement of significance

Local and architectural significance: examples of timber clad houses constructed early 1900s.

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