Residence, 55 Glyde Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 55 Glyde Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing, weatherboard and fibrous cement cladding with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place.
The place has considerable heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a very simple Federation Bungalow and it retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The rear and front additions have no significance. The carport is intrusive.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 55 Glyde Street has considerable aesthetic value as a simple example of a Federation Bungalow. It retains all the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 55 Glyde Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
No 55 Glyde Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Federation
Domestic Carpenter Gothic

No 55 Glyde Street is a single storey cottage constructed in timber framing, weatherboard and fibrous cement cladding with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with an entry porch that is off centre. The facade features a full width bullnosed roofed verandah supported on timber posts with a decorative timber frieze. The front wall has been modified to accommodate a small addition. The front addition is flanked by windows.
There are additions to the rear. A carport has been added to the north of the site.
The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

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