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PHOTOGRAPH: 217 TOWNSHEND ROAD, NATIONAL ESTATE SURVEY COLLECTION

1985
Overview

Coloured photograph of a house at 217 Townshend Road. The house has two gables. There are architectural ornaments on the wall beneath the gables. There are two chimneys. The house has a red tiled roof. The house is partially painted white. There is a white decorative wall on the roof in between the chimneys. There is a verandah painted white supported by wooden beams with a red tiled roof. Trees and bushes are covering most of the house. There is a white fence in front of the house. There is a car parked in the driveway to the left in the image. The number plate reads '61XBB2'. There is a traffic sign reading '2 HOURS PARKING' to the right in the image. There are large trees in the background of the image.

Reverse: Written on the reverse in blue pen '217 Townshend'

Historical information

James Chesters, an investor from Melbourne, purchased Perth Suburban Lots 249 to 252 in October 1891. In the following year he commenced selling residential lots in a newly subdivided estate laid out as Deposited Plan 504 (extending across Perth Suburban Lots 249 and 250). Lots 188 to 192 were eventually acquired by a local builder, Thomas Green, who built his own home on Lot 189 and Part Lots 188 & 190 (217 Townshend Road) in c.1913 (entered in the Rates Book under the name of Thomas’ wife, Sophia).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2025.252.91
Item type
Width
177 mm
Height or length
127 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Ian Molyneux

Year
Statement of significance

From a series of photographs taken by Ian Molyneux for the National Estate Survey of Subiaco in 1985.

Last modified
Monday, 17 November, 2025
Completeness
94
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