Edit Place: Union Street 14

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'''DESCRIPTION:''' This large bungalow is located on a prominent corner site fringing the McKinlay Memorial & Pioneer Park, and is constructed of roughcast rendered brick with rendered bands and dressings. The bungalow displays Edwardian detailing with heavy timber slatted gables, bargeboards and bracketed eaves. The roof features a series of low pitch gables clad with overpainted corrugated galvanised iron. Chimneys are roughcast with smooth render and are topped with terracotta pots. Windows are timber-framed, double-hung sashes with headlight glazing to the top sash, and concrete hood moulds. The door is a non-original timber-framed panel. The verandah is covered by a gable projection of the main roof, supported by timber triple-posts on rendered piers. The verandah has a cement floor and is enclosed by a burnt brown brick wall with rendered coping. A non-original brush fence defines the street boundaries, with an early cyclone gate addressing the corner. The property is now used as offices and forms part of a greater complex of buildings on Union Street. '''STATEMENT OF HERITAGE VALUE:''' Likely established in the early 1900s, this Edwardian-era bungalow at 14 Union Street, Gawler East, is a good example of its type. Set within an area of early Victorian-era development, adjacent to the first cemetery, it demonstrates a later phase of growth within the township which occurred as a result of the successful commercial and industrial development in the area at the time. Aesthetically, the bungalow is atypical for Gawler, yet its high level of integrity, detail and fine use of brickwork ensures that it harmoniously integrates with the surrounding nineteenth and early twentieth century building stock. '''BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:''' The site comprises Allotment 251 and a portion of 252 of subdivision of Section 4 laid out as Gawler East. The property at 1 Warren Street is also known as 14 Union Street. At the time of incorporation Gawler East (East Ward) comprised the area between Murray Street and the western boundary of the glebe land and from the North Para to the South Para River. Originally the local cemetery, Pioneer Park (as it is now known) was set aside in the original town plan of Gawler. The first burial was recorded in 1847 and it was closed to burials in 1864 as the township grew. The cemetery fell into disrepair and in 1933 most of the headstones were removed and the park was dedicated as parklands. In August 1849 E N Emmett & Co auctioneers announced that on 13 September they would be conducting an auction on behalf of William Paxton esq. of 500 allotments of land averaging from a quarter to five acres each. Late the property of Messrs Jermingham (sic) and Wright. 100-200 of the allotments were located in the vicinity of Calton’s Old Spot Hotel with the balance one and five acre plots adjoining. A tent was to be erected at the rear of Mr Calton’s Hotel and a good Old English Lunch was to be provided at the proprietor’s expense. Between 1858 and 1865 various bundles of allotments and properties were offered for sale on behalf of Mr Auld (and later his estate) and Mr Paxton, with interest and demand increasing in the latter years. The subject allotments were purchased by Edward Dauncey Chapman (gentleman) in June 1885 and transferred to Ann Jemima Chapman (his widow) in 1886. The property was subsequently leased for 5 years to James Patrick Maher and then transferred to John Parsons (gentleman) in December 1910. Thereafter they were transferred to Herbert James Ames (builder and North Ward Councillor in 1919 & 1920) in October 1914 and subsequently to Carl Burow (farmer) in October 1921. In June 1923 the property subsequently transferred to Carl Knispel (farmer). The date of construction of the dwelling is likely to be in the mid 1910’s Please <[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72157714989663596 click here]> for photos of 14 Union Street. '''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 . The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.

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