Residence of John Curtin, Heritage residence in Cottesloe, Australia

The Residence of John Curtin at 24 Jarrad Street in Cottesloe is a brick California bungalow with a timber frame and tiled roof, completed in August 1923. Curtin designed it himself, and the final plan gave the verandah on three sides rather than the full circuit he first wanted. The entrance is on the eastern side, with a path leading to the street front to the south.

Built in 1923, this house became the residence of John Curtin, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. The state and federal governments purchased the property in 1998 to preserve it as a heritage site.

John Curtin was editor of the Westralian Worker and president of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Journalists' Association when the house was built in 1923. The street was numbered 14 Jarrad Street until the late 1930s, when renumbering gave the present address of 24. The entrance sits on the eastern side, with a path leading to the street front on the south.

The house stands at 24 Jarrad Street, with its entrance on the eastern side reached by a path from the street; the street front itself faces south. The verandah wraps three sides, so the exterior can be walked around and viewed from the street. The outhouse and wood shed sit in the northwest corner of the block.

The spacious front verandah was specifically designed for Curtin to practice his speeches regardless of weather conditions. This detail reveals much about the practical needs of an aspiring political orator during that era.