HOUSE, 32 WARDIE STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 32 Wardie Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from 1915. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the South Fremantle area. The place is very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

Single storey brick and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are face red brick. The roof hipped and half gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a broken back corrugated iron roof and supported by turned timber posts. The symmetrical front facade has a central front door and double hung timber windows either side. A brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

House, 32 Wardie Street was built in 1915. The City of Fremantle Council approved plans for a brick and stone residence to the value of ₤350 on 1 November 1915. The lot was owned by Louisa Denic (who had been born aboard the ‘Norwood’ - a convict transport – in July 1867). The cottage was occupied by Louisa and Jules Denic and their family. The Denics also owned adjacent lots at 30 and 34 Wardie Street. Their daughter, Maude, lived at No. 34 and their son, Alphy, at No. 30.

In 1921/22, House, 32 Wardie Street was owned by Margaret Greasley, and in 1930/31 by Frederick Harrington. Mr Harrington owned and occupied the house until his death in 1973. Mr Harrington was a railway shunter and his ashes are interred in the Fremantle Cemetery.

A diagram dated 1954 shows a brick house with a full length front verandah and a centrally located front path.

Ownership of the house subsequently passed to Florence Harrington, and then to Arnott Biscuits Ltd in 1989. By 1995, the house was again a residence and in that year, the owners applied to remove and replace the existing verandah.

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 good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

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