Ma Fletcher's Cottage

Author

Shire of Shark Bay

Place Number

11715

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Location

25 Knight Tce Denham

Location Details

in MI as 24 Knight Tce

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	12 Dec 1997	Category 3	Category 3 Retain and conserve if possible: endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the provisions of the town planning scheme; photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

Ma Fletcher's Cottage has historic significance as one of the older remaining buildings in the town and for its association with Tas Fletcher, a local builder. The place, together with others in Knight Terrace, makes an important contribution to both the streetscape and the townscape of Denham given its prominent location, high integrity, simple form and scale and use of construction materials.

Physical Description

Prominently situated on the main street in Denham, Ma Fletcher's Cottage is set low off the road, but fronts almost onto the footpath. Originally a two-roomed cottage, the place has been extended to the rear. The timber framed building is clad with weatherboards and has a hipped corrugated iron roof. The weatherboards to the north elevation have been replaced with hardiplank. A separate asbestos verandah roof to the street elevation is supported on timber posts with decorative timber brackets. The verandah has fibro infill to I metre and lattice to the ends. The front facade is symmetrical with a window either side of a central doorway. Windows are timber framed and double hung with four panes. There is a lean-to at the rear. A low fibro fence with a central gateway separates the house from the street.

History

The house was originally owned by Tasman and Ines (Ma) Fletcher. Tas Fletcher, shipwright and carpenter, designed and built the house in the 1920s. He was also responsible for building the Old Hospital (Place No. 4) (Source: Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p29.)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Degree

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Tas Fletcher	Architect	1920	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". p.29	DPUD	1991

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
1946	Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay.	Report	1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Other	ASBESTOS	Other Asbestos
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
PEOPLE	Local heroes & battlers

Creation Date

20 May 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.