Tenth Street 5
| Place type: | Building |
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| Address: | 5 Tenth Street |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler South |
DESCRIPTION:
This very small, double-fronted parapeted cottage was part of an early subdivision and features unusual mid-Victorian detailing. The façade is constructed of coursed sandstone and bluestone rubble, and side walls are of rubble sandstone. The dwelling features red brick quoins and dressings and scalloped detailing to the castellated parapet and a corbelled chimney (partially overpainted). The skillion roof is concealed by the parapeted exterior walls and clad with corrugated metal. The windows are timber-framed casement sashes to either side of a central glazed, multipaned timber door. The non-original straight verandah is clad with corrugated metal. A non-original picket fence defines the front boundary.
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE VALUE:
The distinctive cottage at 5 Tenth Street, Gawler South, demonstrates the early housing of the area established with the development of railways and industry in the vicinity. The building exhibits unique scalloped brick detailing.
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
Gawler South was surveyed and subdivided for sale in 1858, following completion of the main railway to Gawler in 1 857. Seventh Street, along with Tenth and Twelfth Street all originally comprised ‘Bridge Street’ on the registered plan. The site comprises sub-allotment 6 of allotment 1 8 of Section 3 of Gawler South.
The allotment was purchased by George Glastonbury (labourer) in July 1889 and transferred to Sarah Glastonbury (spinster) in August 1928. Subsequently, it was transferred to Hannah Kuhlmann (spinster) in November 1945.
The date of construction of the house is unknown, likely in the 1870’s - 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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