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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: 59 HAMERSLEY ROAD FORMERLY HARROW HOSPITAL

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Overview

A photograph of a large house which was formerly Harrow Hospital and is now a day centre for the mentally disabled. (Became Harrow Hospital in January 1950- 'a modern 15-bed hospital'; previously 'Hammersley Rest Home' [double m ]) Trove
A: A brick and iron roofed house with bull nosed verandah. The view shows the front of the house and the verandah which is supported by simply carved white posts and the unadorned white gables of the roof. The front steps have a brick pillar on either side leading to the front path. There is a large three segmented window with small upper windows on the right and a small alcove built into the front wall to the left of the windows. Large shrubs obscure part of the verandah.
B. and C. are taken from the street and are slightly different views. They show the roof of the building which has several gables and finials and part of the verandah can be seen through the trees and bushes of the garden. The garden is enclosed by a timber rail and cyclone front fence.

Historical information

One of a series of Hamersley Road houses.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.670.1

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

240 mm

Height or length

190 mm

Inscriptions and markings

B & C - Govt. Printing Office - TB 8436'A' and TB8436

Keywords

Hamersley Road, Subiaco

Hamersley Road [59], Subiaco

Harrow Hospital

Houses, Subiaco

Statement of significance

Architectural history

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