Semi-detached Residences, 57/59 Glyde Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 57 and No 59 Glyde Street is a pair of single storey houses constructed in limestone and brick with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with is 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 pair of houses and it retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 57 and No 59 Glyde Street have considerable aesthetic value as a good example of a pair of Federation style houses. They have retained most of the characteristic features of the style.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 57 and No 59 Glyde Street have some historic value. They were 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 57 and No 59 Glyde Street have some social value. They are associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Federation
Gabled Terrace w Gothic Influences

No 57 and No 59 Glyde Street is a pair of single storey houses constructed in limestone and brickwork with gabled corrugated iron roofs. The place is a good example of a pair of Federation period houses. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a full width bullnosed roof verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. Front doors have hopper lights and are located adjacent to the party wall. The doors are flanked by double hung sash windows. The openings have brick quoins. A parapet wall divides the two dwellings.
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.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

Uses

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