The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage has announced that the childhood home of former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke has been added to the State Register of Heritage Places.
The Department said the 1920s red brick-and-tile house on Tate Street in West Leederville was home to Mr Hawke for 14 years, from his age of 10 until he left home as a young adult in his early 20s.
Minister for Heritage, David Templeman said records showed the three-bedroom residence was built in 1929 and had only three owners before the State Government purchased it last year to acknowledge its associations with Labor’s longest-serving Prime Minister.
“The house is largely unchanged with many of its original internal features remaining intact, including Australiana-themed stained-glass windows, timber joinery, rear sleepout, outhouse and outside laundry,” Mr Templeman said.
“Internally the house retains distinctive features of the period, such as dark-stained and varnished joinery to all the main rooms, original brass door plates and knobs, window latches and casement stays.”
He said the house was also associated with long-serving Western Australian politician, Bert Hawke, who served as Premier from 1953 to 1959, inspiring and mentoring his nephew, Bob towards a political career.
Mr Templeman said the home would be owned and maintained by the Department on behalf of the Western Australian community and would remain under residential lease.
