Paterson Terrace 3-5
| Place type: | Building |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3-5 Paterson Terrace |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler |
DESCRIPTION:
This single-storey pair of attached dwellings is constructed of roughcast render with smooth rendered dressings. The Dutch-gable roof is clad with corrugated galvanised iron with louvred vent to gable. Doors to either end of the facade are panelled timber, and windows are timber-frameddouble hung sashes. Simple central chimneys to front and rear are constructed of red face brick. The straight verandah is clad with corrugated galvanised iron and supported on pyramidal columns which form part of the front wall. The roughcast rendered wall encloses the verandah and defines the front boundary.
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE VALUE:
This attached pair of dwellings, likely built in the interwar period, is associated with the gradual pattern of infill development within and around the original Gawler township survey. The cottages may have been constructed as a speculative investment as witnessed by the succession of local workers in ownership in the years following. This pair of attached dwellings is an intact, notable example of an uncommon composite typology. The cottages display elements of an early bungalow style with decorative flourishes generally unseen in Gawler.
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
The Town of Gawler was first surveyed and planned by Light, Finnis & Co in 1839 as part of the Gawler Special Survey sponsored by a syndicate of wealthy investors including Henry Dundas Murray, John Reid and others. The original town plan devised by Light and laid out by William Jacob comprised 240 acres, made up of 100 acres of allotments (as 200 half-acre allotments) and 140 acres of streets, parklands, city squares, churches, cemeteries and other public places. Each of the original Special Survey investors was allocated township blocks along with their country acres, proportionate to the extent of their investment. Cameron Street formed part of the original 1839 subdivision of Gawler Town which demonstrates the early intent to be residential allotments.
Paterson Terrace, located on the fringe of the Church Hill area, formed part of the original 1839 subdivision of Gawler Town which demonstrates the early intent to be residential allotments. Situated on a portion of allotment 29 of Section 24, laid out as Gawler, it is unknown when the dwelling was constructed, however, the earliest Certificate of Title indicates ownership by Thomas Morphett, a local dairyman, in 1923, transferred soon after to Albertine Auguste Koch in 1924.
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Acknowledgments
This report has been prepared by the following people:
• Nancy Cromar (Flightpath Architects)
• Deborah Morgan (Flightpath Architects)
• Kate Paterson (Flightpath Architects)
• Douglas Alexander (Flightpath Architects)
The study team would like to acknowledge the assistance of the following people:
• David Petruzzella (Strategic Planner; Town of Gawler)
• Jacinta Weiss (Cultural Heritage Centre Coordinator; Town of Gawler)
• Jane Strange (Senior Development and Strategic Policy Officer; Town of Gawler)
Gawler History Team Inc. thanks:
Flightpath Architects, Ryan Viney and the Town of Gawler for allowing us access to this important document of Gawler History.
www.flightpatharchitects.com.au
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