HOUSE, 38 THOMPSON ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

10945 Thompson Road Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 38 Thompson Road, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1900s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area.

Physical Description

House, 38 Thompson Road, is a single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with asymmetrical facade constructed in the 1900s. The place is a long and narrow building. Walls are painted weatherboard and the roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. There is a rendered and corbelled chimney. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof and runs along the front and north side of the building. The entry is on the north side, not the street front. The verandah is supported by turned and chamfered timber posts. There is a limestone wall and decorative iron gate to the front boundary line.

History

Thompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s.

House, 38 Thompson Road was built c. 1905, when the Casey family were listed as the occupants. Mary Casey died c. 1923, and the house was held temporarily by her estate, after which time Albert Leaver acquired the title. Mrs C. Munro is listed as in residence in Post Office Directories from 1935 until 1949. She may have leased the house from Leaver, or was perhaps the owner at this time.

A 1939 diagram shows House, 38 Thompson Road as a long, narrow weatherboard house with a full length front verandah.

By 1955, Ethel Lawrence was the owner of the house, which she occupied with her husband Horace. The Lawrence family was in residence until at least 1972, after which time it has had a couple of owners.

This place was included in the "North Fremantle Heritage Study", prepared by Craig Burton, for the City of Fremantle, June 1994.

In 2019 the place was reviewed as part of the Annual Update of the Heritage List and Municipal Inventory. On 25 July 2019 Fremantle Council resolved to leave the heritage listings unaltered as it was found to still meet the threshold for inclusion on these lists..

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, some later unsympathetic materials).
Medium degree of authenticity with some loss of original fabric.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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