31 Stirling Road, Claremont

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c. 1983

Overview

A large limestone house with white painted quoins, decorative finial and barge board to gable and posts and railing to front and side verandahs. Central path between eucalypts and lawns leading to steps.

Historical information

31 Stirling Road, Claremont was home of the Gardner family in the 1950s. Originally named 'Hawthorne'. Built c.1890 by George Edwards. Home constructed from swamp stone (diatomaceous earth) with shell fossils embedded in it. Several homes in the area are constructed from same material which could have come from Butlers Swamp (later Lake Claremont). House was built on large block and stone sheds that backed onto Shenton Road, Claremont

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--5-274

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Material

Photographic Materials

Contextual information

Horace G Stirling (1855-1927) was born in Perth, son of one of the first journalists in the Swan River colony. He delivered the first telegram in Perth and at the age of 14 and became Chief Telegraph Operator, Fremantle. In 1850 he was Manager and Editor of the Inquirer newspaper and in 1892 bought the Daily News. Stirling retired to Claremont in 1896 and worked hard to improve the suburb. He served on the Claremont Roads Board, becoming Chairman for several years and Mayor from 1901-1904. Stirling followed many interests including hunting and unsuccessfully stood both for the WA Parliament and the Australian Senate.

Stirling Road
Streets Of Claremont, Town Of Claremont

Keywords

1980s

Place made

Claremont, Western Australia, Australia

Year

c. 1983

Links to additional resources

Claremont Museum. [www.claremont.wa.gov.au]

Last modified

Monday, 21 September, 2026

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