Residence, 77 Glyde Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 77 Glyde Street is a single storey house constructed in limestone and brick with a corrugated iron roof in the Federation Bungalow style. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place.
The place has considerable heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow style house and it retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 77 Glyde Street has exceptional aesthetic value as a fine example of a Federation Bungalow style house. It has retained most of the characteristic features of the style.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 77 Glyde Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
No 77 Glyde Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Late Victorian / Early Federation
Queen Anne Villa

No 77 Glyde Street is a single storey residence constructed in limestone and brick with a hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof. It is a very fine example of a Federation Bungalow style house. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and part width hip roofed verandah. The thrust bay features a pair of single pane double hung sash window and a gable vent. The verandah is supported on timber posts with a lattice balustrade. Under the verandah there is a front door with a hopper and side lights. The door is flanked by a double hung sash window. All openings have brick quoins. There is a rendered masonry stair from the verandah leading down to the garden.
There are additions to the rear.
The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.
No 77 Glyde Street is a very fine example of a house in the Federation Bungalow style.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

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