HOUSE, 325 HIGH STREET

Statement of Significance

significance removed by demolition

Physical Description

all physical evidence has been removed

History

High Street was named by Surveyor General Roe - as was customary in English towns, the main street of the town was named High Street. Eastward from William Street the roadway was completed by convict labour after the Town Hall was built in 1887. High Street around the Town Hall closed to traffic in 1966. The High Street Mall was trialled in November 1973 and made a permanent pedestrian mall in 1975.
On 17 September 1917 building plans were approved and passed by Council for the erection of a wood and iron cottage to the value of £180 for R. Hilford. In 1919-20, the property passed to Elsie May Scott who continued to own the lot until 1947-48.
On 3 June 1966, an application was submitted to Council for a timber and asbestos addition at the side of the residence. According to Building Department records this work was completed by 14 March 1967. Then on 27 September 1966 further plans were submitted for a garage, which was completed by 14 March 1967.
In 1976, the property was described by W.F. Samson & Co. as a well-maintained weatherboard house with a tile roof. The house comprised four large bedrooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, modern bathroom, external laundry, two garages and internal and external toilets.
House, 325 High Street was included on the Fremantle Municipal Heritage Inventory when it was first adopted in 18 September 2000 and the Heritage List on 8 March 2007. The Statement of Significance for the place was: House, 325 High Street, is a single storey timber and tile house dating from the 1910s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.
In 2000 the place was described as: House, 325 High Street is a single storey timber and tile house with a symmetrical facade designed as a simple variation of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with fanlight and side lights flanked on either side by timber framed sash windows. The verandah is under a continuous tiled roof supported by timber posts with a timber balustrade. Concrete steps lead up to the verandah from ground level. There is no fence to the front boundary line.
In 2019 houses, 286, 288, 315, 319, 321, 323, 325 & 327 High Street, Fremantle were demolished as part of High Street upgrade.
On 23 February 2022 Council resolved to remove 325 High Street from the Heritage List and to change the management category in the Local Heritage Survey to Historic Record Only.

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