Leonidas Bott built his home at 20 First Avenue Mt Lawley in 1921 (still standing) and continued building in homes in the suburb including 67 Guildford Road (1924), 12 Regent Street (1925 and still standing) and 82 Lawley Crescent (built in 1927 corner Nanhob St and still standing).

Leonidas was an Australian cricketer and engineer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1912 and 1925. Bott was educated at Perth Boys' School and Christian Brothers' College. He played WACA grade cricket with North Fremantle, Perth, North Perth and Mount Lawley, and also played a number of games for Western Australia before and after WWI, captaining the side in two matches in 1922 and 1924. Bott worked as an engineer, and was involved in the construction of the Kalgoorlie–Port Augusta railway in 1912.

Photo of him here standing proudly with his Model T Ford c1920 – possibly outside his place of work in the city.