Seventh Street 3
| Place type: | Building |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3 Seventh Street |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler South |
DESCRIPTION:
This triple-fronted Victorian villa is constructed of coursed, tooled bluestone with a tuck-pointed finish, and red face brick quoins and dressings, rendered up to sill level. The villa features highquality brickwork, in its typical Gawler-style detailing of the pediment hood mould and entitled string course beneath the roof eaves. The hipped roof with projecting gable is clad with corrugated galvanised iron and features a carved timber bargeboard to the gable. Windows to the villa are timber-framed and double-hung and are paired to the projecting bay. The door features a fanlight with leadlight glazing. Chimneys are face brick and tuck-pointed, with dentil detail to the caps. The straight verandah to either side of the projecting gable is clad with corrugated galvanised iron and is supported on square timber posts. The fieldstone and brick fence emulates the high level of detailing to the dwelling, with brick openwork with moulded coping.
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE VALUE:
The residence at 3 Seventh Street, Gawler South demonstrates the marked increase in quality residential development in Gawler South attracted to the area by the establishment of local industry and services. The Victorian-era cottage is an elegant triple-fronted structure, with elaborate brickwork and detailing to fence and dwelling.
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
Gawler South was surveyed and subdivided for sale in 1858, following completion of the main railway to Gawler in 1857. Seventh Street, along with Tenth and Twelfth Street all originally comprised ‘Bridge Street’ on the registered plan. The site comprises part of lot 101 of Section 3 of Gawler South.
Both the dwelling at 1 Seventh Street and 3 Seventh Street appear to have been constructed by significant builder to Gawler, John James Peek. Peek had established himself in Gawler South in 1860 and operated a notable building business in Gawler during the flourishing second half of the nineteenth century. He was contractor on the construction of the Gawler Town Hall in Murray Street (1878) and Gawler Court House in Cowan Street (1881). He also won the contract for the masonry and plastering of the Old Spot Hotel additions in 1880 amongst many other projects.
James Peek (builder) was in ownership of the allotment from January 1885. The property was transferred jointly to widows Grace Francis and Emily Arthur in April 1889 and subsequently bequeathed to Emma Grace Rowe and Elizabeth Emmoff (later Smith) in 1911. The property transferred to William Sands (engine fitter) the same year and was bequeathed to Howard Sands (engine fitter) in 1936.
The date of construction of the house is unknown however it would appear to date from the mid to late 1880’s.
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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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