Residence, 91 Duke Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 89-91 Duke Street is a pair of single storey houses constructed in brick with corrugated iron roofs. 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 Free Classical style duplex and it retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 89-91 Duke Street has considerable aesthetic value as a Federation Free Classical style duplex. It retains all the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 89-91 Duke 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 89-91 Duke Street has considerable social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Federation Terrace with Free Classical / Gothic influences

No 89-91 Duke Street is a duplex constructed in brick with gabled corrugated iron roofs behind a parapet. The parapet wall spans across both residences and steps up to a rounded pediment with a cartouche. It is a fine expression of the Federation Free Classical style applied to a duplex. The front elevation is symmetrically planned and divided by a brick partition wall. The pair has matching bullnose roof verandahs supported on timber posts with lacework under the verandah beam.
The place is consistent with the pattern of development of 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.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

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