Published on Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 8:00:00 AM
Welcome to #TimeWarpTuesday! This week we bring to you the next part of our mini-series on heritage places from the Town’s Municipal Heritage Inventory (MHI) published in June 2000.
Heritage Places - Part 17
Kate Street Park and Surrounding Houses
Address: Also known as the ‘Timber house precinct’ this article covers the following properties:
- 14 and 16 Kate Street, East Victoria Park
- 9, 13, 15, 21 and 23 Lake View Street, East Victoria Park
- 226 Shepperton Road, East Victoria Park
- 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26 and 28 Norseman Street, East Victoria Park.
PH00257-01 Kate Street Reserve, circa 1998.
Photographed by HeritageToday for the Town of Victoria Park Municipal Heritage Inventory, that was published in 2000.
“Historical Notes
“Despite extensive research, the origins of the name Kate Street Park are unknown” [This statement was written in 2000 and new information has come to light as part of the 2025 Local History Awards and an entry called ‘Kate Reserve: A Hidden Gem’. We have an answer to the origin of the name, thanks to Madeleine Tingey and her 2nd Prize Winning Entry. The name of both the street and the reserve comes from the name of a mine named ‘Lady Kate’ – discover more on our webpage documenting the recent 2025 Local History Awards].
“Description
“Kate Street Park is nestled in an area that has surrounding streets named after goldfields, e.g. Norseman. The reserve was established in the 1920s and is ‘ringed’ by mature trees including numerous pines and Moreton Bay Figs. In the streets around the park are a number of old timber houses mixed in with new developments. The scale and setting of the timber houses add significantly to the aesthetic environment of Kate Street Park.
“Statement of Significance
“Kate Street Park has aesthetic and social significance. It provides the central focus for the surrounding residences, many of which are older timber houses. The park and the houses together form a quiet, character precinct which has aesthetic and social value.” (1).
Do you have memories or photos of the park or time spent enjoying the secret treasure that is Kate Street Park? We’d love to hear about it and see photographs if you have any. Please get in touch via telephone: 08 9373 5500, email: vicparklibrary@vicpark.wa.gov.au or in person at 27 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park.
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Reference:
(1) Heritage Today 2000, ‘Town of Victoria Park Local Heritage Inventory’, Heritage Today, Mount Lawley, pp. 157-160.
PH00257-02 Timber house at 14 Norseman Street, East Victoria Park, circa 1998.
Photographed by HeritageToday for the Town of Victoria Park Municipal Heritage Inventory, that was published in 2000.
PH00257-03 Timber house at 23 Lake View Street, East Victoria Park.
Photographed by HeritageToday for the Town of Victoria Park Municipal Heritage Inventory, that was published in 2000.
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