Redbanks Road 46 Willaston
| Place type: | Building |
|---|---|
| Address: | 46 Redbanks Road |
| Town or Locality: | Willaston |
DESCRIPTION:
This asymmetrical Federation-era villa is set back from the street with a generous garden setting and circular driveway. It is constructed of dressed sandstone, coursed and tuck-pointed with overpainted brick quoins and dressings. The Dutch roof has been reclad with corrugated zincalume sheeting. The return verandah is a continuation of the main roof structure and is supported on heavy turned posts with cast-iron brackets. Chimneys are overpainted brick with corbelled caps. Tall paired windows are timber-framed, double-hung sashes and the door is a timber-framed, half glazed panel. The front boundary features a non-original picket fence. Alterations include rear additions and infill addition beneath the north verandah.
STATEMENT OF HERITAGE VALUE:
Likely built in the late nineteenth century, this villa is significant as evidence of development additional to the original portion of land laid out as Waltham in 1878 on the opposite side of Redbanks Road. The Federation-era dwelling displays a high level of workmanship in the finely detailed stonework, timber detailing and timber fretwork typical of that era. It is an intact example of an asymmetrical Federation era dwelling distinctive in design. Its large setback from the street and generous setting reflect its prominence and the generous subdivision pattern of the area.
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
The original plan of Gawler Town prepared by Light, Finniss and Co in 1839 was extended as additional townships were added over the next two decades. These townships included: Willaston in 1848; Gawler East in 1849; Bertha in 1850; Evanston in 1853; Gawler North, Gawler West and Bassett Town in 1857; and Gawler South in 1858. Later smaller subdivisions included the Edith/Blanche Street area of Gawler East in 1873, Gulf View in 1876, and Waltham in 1878. A later stage of development saw the creation of Olive Hill in 1891 and Berrett Town in 1910. By the turn of the twentieth century the town boundaries had extended into adjoining farming lands and larger allotments were gradually being subdivided and developed.
Section 692 in the Hundred of Mudla Wirra, County of Gawler, was first granted in 1853 to Eli Holmes, Publican, and Thomas Lacey, Mining Captain, both of Gawler, and subsequently partitioned with part to Alfred Atkinson, gentleman of Adelaide. Though not included in the nearby formal subdivision of section 134 by that name this locality in the vicinity of Redbanks Road came to be known in the early 20th century as Waltham. The township of that name has since been included in the greater Gawler area and the name is no longer used.
In 1907 a Certificate of Title covering a portion of section 692 was issued to Carl Friedrich Hermann Scholz of Willaston, shoemaker, and Johanna Augusta Scholz, his wife. This land comprised a little less than 32 acres and was bounded by the government road on three sides. Over the next twenty years one to two acre building blocks were progressively sold off with frontages to the northern road, which would later become Redbanks Road.
The date of construction of the dwelling is unknown, however it appears to date from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The earliest Certificate of Title indicates that this portion of section 692 had a transfer of ownership to Roy Urlwin, patternmaker and carpenter, in 1914. Roy Urlwin and his wife Elizabeth Laura also owned a residence at 32 Redbanks Road later in 1923.
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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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References
- Hignett & Company Gawler Heritage Study Stage 1 December 1981 State Library of SA: Frederick Foote Turner BRG 178/1 Series 1
- Bunyip 12 December 1868 p.4
- Gawler Standard 4 Jan 1879 p.2
- Hignett & Company Gawler Heritage Study Stage 1 December 1981
- LTO Certificate of Title CT 992/31
- Place Names of South Australia https://published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/placenamesofsouthaustralia/W.pdf
- Register 21 December 1866 p.4
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