Pyrmont, Albany

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Pyrmont
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Pyrmont, Albany
Former namesPyrmont House, Great Southern Development Commission
General information
Architectural styleCape Dutch style
Address110 Serpentine Road
Town or cityAlbany
Coordinates 35°01′18″S117°52′55″E / 35.0216°S 117.8820°E / -35.0216; 117.8820
Completed1858
TypeState Registered Place
Designated30 August 2002
Reference no. 44
References
Heritage Council of Western Australia
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Pyrmont House front view
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Pyrmont main facade

Pyrmont, also referred to as Pyrmont House, is a residence located on Serpentine Road in Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is one of the oldest buildings in Albany.

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Description

It is built of granite and has nine bedrooms and outbuildings. [1] The projecting wings have distinctive curvilinear parapeted gable and bay windows. The roof is made from hipped corrugated iron and topped with rendered brick decorative chimneys. Enclosed in a verandah the building is set on 3,400 square metres (0.840 acres) of low manicured gardens. Pyrmont is based on the South African Cape Dutch Colonial architectural design. [2]

History

The building was established in 1858. [2] The name Pyrmont is taken from the small principality in Prussia where Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (the wife of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany) was from. [2]

Originally constructed as a home for local businessman and representative of P&O Shipping line, Thomas Meadows Gillam, it was later occupied by his son, William. In 1887 the property was purchased by Robert Andrew Muir, who later became Mayor of Albany. [2]

By 1898 the building was being used as a school house by Ms McPherson, who was the principal, [3] and in 1904 was the home of a dress making business. [4] Late the same year the place was for sale. [5]

George Hill acquired the property in 1911 for an estimated £2000 and then 24 hours later sold it to Edward Barnett, apart from a small part of the property which was kept for future development. [6]

Following Barnett's death in 1952 the property was placed on the market, [1] and sold to the Country Women's Association in 1953. The CWA opened Pyrmont as a club facility early the following year. [7] Later they also acquired the adjoining block, which once held tennis courts, and used the area to build their hall. [2] During this time the building was used as a boarding house for young teachers and the grounds used by primary school children as a play area. By 1966 the CWA could no long afford the upkeep and Pyrmont was sold to a local car dealership, Barnesby motors, which used it as a bulk spare parts store. [2] Over a decade later the building was so dilapidated it was mooted for demolition but community opposition prevailed and the building was eventually sold to Robert and Lucy Winlow in 1981. [2] The Winlows restored the building and it was later converted to a reception centre and restaurant by Nilla and John Spark in 1994. [2]

The building was classified by the National Trust in 1977, and listed on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2002. [2]

The Great Southern Development Commission currently occupies the building with offices for 13 staff. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Advertising". The West Australian . Perth. 3 June 1952. p. 21. Retrieved 26 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Pyrmont". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Advertising". Albany Advertiser . Albany, Western Australia. 27 January 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". Albany Advertiser . Albany, Western Australia. 24 December 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 25 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Advertising". Albany Advertiser . Albany, Western Australia. 24 December 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 25 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Local News". Albany Advertiser . Albany, Western Australia. 17 May 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Albany C.W.A. Club Opens". The West Australian . Perth. 9 January 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Great Southern Development Commission – About us". Government of Western Australia . Retrieved 25 December 2015.

Coordinates: 35°01′18″S117°52′55″E / 35.021641°S 117.882018°E / -35.021641; 117.882018

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