SHOP & HOUSE, 25 DOURO ROAD

Statement of Significance

Shop and House, 25 Douro Road is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey shop and house dating from 1902. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of a combined shop and residence in the South Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Shop and House, 25 Douro Road is a single storey rendered masonry and iron corner shop and cottage with an asymmetrical facade constructed c1902. The walls are painted and rendered masonry. The roof is hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron bullnose roof with square timber posts. The building is constructed on the front boundary line.

History

Between 1900 and 1930, Chesterfield was a separate suburb, focused around Douro Road. The street is named for the Duke of Wellington, who was also the Marquis of Douro, after the Battle of the passage of the Douro River in the Peninsular War. Douro Rd meets Marine Tce, which was formerly Wellington Tce. A 1908 PWD drawing shows a Church of England Sunday School on the south-west corner of Douro Road and Walker Streets, and shops to the street frontage on Douro Road on the corners of Thomas, Hulbert (Jane) and Chester streets. Large stables were also located on the south-east corner of Hulbert and Douro Road.
Circa 1899 a cottage was built on Lot 11 (later 25 Douro Road) for owner Frederick Polstan (or Poston). By 1902/03, a shop and rooms were listed as being on the property, which was purchased by Captain Biddles in that year. The following year the shop and rooms were occupied by George Taylor, a hawker. A diagram dated c. 1905 shows a large shop to the lot boundary on both street frontages (Douro Road and Thomas Street) with a weatherboard residence behind.
There were a number of tenants in the late 1900s and early 1910s, and by 1914/15, the property was owned and occupied by Edwin Hogben.
In the 1920s (when the property was listed as #101 Douro Road), the shop and rooms were owned and occupied by John Ottey. From 1929, only a shop was listed on the site. By 1940/41, the shop had been renumbered 25 Douro Road. At this time, it was owned by Reginald Tapper and occupied by Colin Anderson.
The rate books revert to listing a shop and residence in 1951/52. At this time, it was owned by Y S Bodlovich and occupied by Peter Orr. In the early 1960s, it was a grocery and vegetable shop.
The property has had a number of owners since the late 1970s and in 1993, it was Parnassus Café Ristorante.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability).
High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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