Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
38 Wray Av Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1903
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Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 2 |
Level 2 |
House, 38 Wray Avenue, is a typical brick and tile single storey, single width room house dating from 1903. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.
38 Wray Avenue is a single storey, single width room, tuck pointed brick and tile house with an asymmetrical facade designed as an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture. It has painted tuck pointed walls and a separate tiled gable roof. The verandah has a dropped tile roof supported by rendered masonry side walls. The front door is flanked to the side by pairs of double hung sash windows. The house sits above the street level and there is a set of concrete steps leading up to the verandah level. There is a limestone wall to the front boundary line.
Wray Avenue was originally Hampton Street. The named was changed to avoid confusion with the intersecting Hampton Road. It became Alexander Road, after Laurence Alexander, Mayor 1901-1902, and a representative of Falk & Co. The street name was again changed to avoid confusion with Alexandra Road in East Fremantle, and became Wray Avenue in 1923. It was named for William E Wray, at one time with the Education Dept as Truant Inspector, and a resident of the street. He was on the Fremantle Tramways Board and Mayor of Fremantle, 1914-1918.
The houses were formerly numbered 40, 42 & 44 Wray Avenue; the numbering changed in 1935/36.
This group of three houses at 38, 40 & 42 was built in 1902/03 for the owner John Pattinson Beresford who also built the adjacent duplexes at 9/11 and 13/15 Wray Avenue. Beresford worked as a police officer, brewer, and publican. At different times he ran the ‘Pearler’s Hotel’, ‘Star Hotel’ and the ‘Esplanade Hotel’. The properties were used as investment properties and were leased out to various tenants.
The first occupants of the three cottages in 1903 were J. Lewis, painter, Mrs J. Farrell and Samuel Lawrence, a police constable. The rates books do not distinguish which occupant lived in which house. The Beresford family were owners of the three cottages until at least the 1920s. Afterwards the ownership was split. 38 Wray Avenue was retained by a member of the Beresford family, William Frederick Beresford. A later owner was Vincent Miragliotta.
The tenants between 1938 and 1944 according to the Western Australian Post Office Directories were still the original occupants: J Lewis, Mrs J Farrell and S.W. Lawrence.
The 1908 sewerage plan of the site shows that these three brick houses were identical in form. Each had front verandahs access by a long flight of steps parallel to the street. At the rear of the houses were galvanised iron additions. In the back yard of each house were brick closets and in the rear of 40 and 42 were galvanised iron sheds.
This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Red: "Significantly contributing to the unique character of Fremantle")
A photograph of No 38 in 1979 shows the place was in relatively poor condition. The walls were rendered brick and the roof was tiled. The verandah was reconstructed with metal posts and balustrades and verandah floor and stairs were of concrete. The original front windows are intact.
Prior to 1994 the place had been restored and renovated externally with new render from the front façade. The side elevation was lined with face limestone.
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 assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
The Fremantle MHI management category for this place was amended and adopted by the decision of Council on 28/09/2011.
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
Type | General | Specific |
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Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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