HOUSE, 3 YILGARN STREET

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls with indented profile and a corrugated iron hipped and half timbered gable roofed house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts and has a timber frieze and balustrades. There are weatherboard additions to the rear of the house. The following places form a significant precinct group and contribute to the streetscapes of Pilbarra, Wright and Yilgarn Streets; 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 12, 15, 16 & 17 Pilbarra Street, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 12 Wright Street, 3, 7 & 11 Yilgarn Street.

History

Lot 9b of 28 is recorded as a vacant lot in 1896. By 1898 a weatherboard and iron cottage is recorded. (Fremantle Rate Book records).

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