King Street 34
| Place type: | Building |
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| Address: | 34 King Street |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler |
DESCRIPTION:
This single-storey, double-fronted mid-late-Victorian cottage is constructed of coursed dressed sandstone to the façade and bluestone to the side walls with red brick quoins. The hipped roof is clad with corrugated metal. The timber-framed, double-hung windows are either side of the central panelled timber door which features sidelights and fanlight. The chimneys are of overpainted brick with moulded caps. The concave verandah is clad with corrugated galvanised iron and features castiron frieze and corner brackets. The front boundary is defined by cast-iron panels on a later concrete plinth, and a quality cast-iron gate and posts.
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE VALUE:
This late Victorian villa represents the progression of residential development in the older parts of Gawler from rented workers’ tenements, to housing of more middle class residential character, and the ‘gentrification’ of a formerly industrial precinct. It demonstrates aesthetic merit in its construction and use of local materials and local tradespeople.
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 consortium of wealthy investors including Henry Dundas Murray, John Reid & 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.
The property comprises a portion of Allotment 176 of subdivision of section 24 laid out as Gawler. The rate books from 1850-1890 list the allotment as land only with owner being the Wesleyan Trustees. In September 1904 the property was transferred to William Sherriff, fitter, and subsequently to William Cullen, labourer, in January 1921. The property remained in the family with Rosina Cullen, widow, registered as owner in February 1936. The date of construction of the cottage is uncertain, however its style suggests it was possibly built in the 1890s.
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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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