Shop House (Former), 38 George Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 38 George Street is a single storey residence constructed in rendered masonry construction 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 some heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Free Classical style shop and house. It retains a moderate to low degree of authenticity and a moderate degree of integrity. It makes a strong visual contribution to the George Street precinct.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 38 George Street has considerable aesthetic value as a fair example of a Federation Free Classical style shop and house. The place has been restyled but has retained its key characteristic features of the original style.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 38 George Street has considerable 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 38 George Street has considerable social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages and the George Street precinct which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Federation
Free Classical Influences

No 38 George Street is a former single storey shop and residence adapted for residential use. It is constructed of rendered masonry with skillion roofs behind a classically derived parapet wall. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a centrally located front door flanked by arched head windows. The original shop fronts have been removed to make way for more domestic scaled windows and doors. These were most likely installed in the Post-World War II period.
There are additions to the rear.
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 and an example of the capacity for adaptation of the first generation buildings.

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.
No 38 George Street is a fair example of a shop and house in the Federation Free Classical style adapted to become a residence.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Low - Moderate

Condition

Fair

Uses

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Creation Date

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