Residence, 50 East Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 50 East Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing and fibro cladding with a decramastic tiled roof. The place has some 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 Bungalow with Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia overlays. It retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The rear additions and carport have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 50 East Street has considerable aesthetic value as a typical Federation Bungalow with Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia overlays. It retains many of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 50 East 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.
Changes to the place reflect with Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia re-styling.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
No 50 East 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
Georgian Influences

No 50 East Street is a single storey house constructed in timber frame and fibro cladding with a hipped decramastic tiled roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style overlaid with Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia refurbishments. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central door flanked by windows. The facade features a skillion roofed verandah supported on Tuscan columns set over masonry piers resting on a concrete floor.
There are skillion roofed additions to the rear. In 2020/21 further additions to the rear were constructed. The additions include a carport along on the northern side of the lot. The additions and carport are visible from the street.
Notwithstanding the modifications 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

Fair

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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