HOUSE, 40 JENKIN STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 40 Jenkin Street, is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey house dating from 1895. 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 South Fremantle area. The place is an altered example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

Single storey rendered masonry and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof. The verandah has been enclosed with rendered masonry walls and aluminium framed windows. A brick chimney is intact. There is a low brick fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

Jenkin Street was originally named By-the-Sea Road. It was renamed in 1909/10 for Reverend J G Jenkin of the South Fremantle Methodist Church.

House, 40 Jenkin Street was built c. 1895. In 1895, it was listed in the rate book as a cottage owned and occupied by John Attwood, a storeman. Mary Humble owned the cottage between c. 1900 and c. 1920. It was occupied by successive tenants during this time, including Frederick Heavey (a lumper), Caroline Doepper, and Frederick Feltham.

A diagram dated 1914 shows House, 40 Jenkin Street (then 87 By-the-Sea Road) as an L-shaped brick house with a full length front verandah and weatherboard buildings nestled in the crook of the L. There was a fenced backyard with an internal smaller paddock.

William Finlay purchased the house c. 1920 and sold it to Stanely Nutt in 1929/30. Mr Nutt was the owner until the mid-1950s when it was bought by Giovanni Mariani. A diagram dated 1954 shows the same plan form for the house, but by this time the fence had been removed from the backyard. In 1954, much of the area immediately behind the house was paved.

Josep Gasper was the owner of House, 40 Jenkin Street in the mid-1960s. It was subsequently owned by Mate Yelavich, who retained the property until 1974.

This place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low to Medium degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability).
Low to Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

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