1 Langsford Street, Claremont

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Overview

Two photographs of 1 Langsford Street, Claremont.

04.232a
Brick house with iron roof, rendered front elevation painted white. Red cement floored verandah supported by metal posts with iron lace brackets. Central door flanked by a window on each side. Grass shaded by overhanging tree.

04.232b
House from left showing double chimney with chimney pots, bitumen crossover, public footpath, brick drive, carport and surrounding trees.

Historical information

Built in 1916 as presbytery for nearby Catholic Church in Reserve Street, No 1 was a brick house with iron roof and bullnosed front verandah, giving no outward sign of its use. There were timber arches between the turned verandah posts and on either side of the central door, full-length sash windows opening onto the verandah. The 2 front rooms were studies - one for parish priest, one for visiting clergy; then came the priest's bedroom and across the central passage the sitting and dining room. The passage opened into a vestibule with kitchen and a small room for the housekeeper on one side and bathroom and laundry on the other. Young curates who assisted the priest slept on the front verandah protected only by canvas blinds. A toilet was eventually installed on the back verandah to replace one abutting the back lane. In 1953 the priest moved to a presbytery closer to the new church in Melville Street. An English family, the Hannans, then purchased the property and during their 2 years there planted an oak which prospered on the northern boundary. The house was purchased at auction in 1955 for 3,900 pounds by John Rowe (Senator Tangney was a serious bidder). Rowe made considerable alterations - demolished free standing garage and removed central path, replacing them with carport and drive. Verandah floor and posts were replaced with concrete and iron to deter white ants.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--4-232-a,b

Item type

Photographs

Geotag

-31.980207178591, 115.78464413412

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