HOUSE, 26 THOMPSON ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

10945 Thompson Road Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 26 Thompson Road, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1890s. 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 North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 26 Thompson Road, is a single storey weatherboard and iron cottage originally with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Walls are painted weatherboards. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof. The verandah is supported by round metal posts to one side and is infilled with fibre cement sheeting to the other. There is a central timber front door with a transom window and sidelights. There are timber framed casement windows to the original facade section and the infilled verandah section. There is a low salmon face brick wall to the front boundary. The White Street elevation shows fibro enclosed rooms at the rear and a large yard.

History

Thompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s.

House, 26 Thompson Road was constructed at some time between c. 1890 and 1904. [Extant on 1904 sewerage diagram - northern most house on Thompson Road at this time.] The property was owned by Patrick O'Loughlin, who also owned the adjacent Lot 14. O’Loughlin held the place as a rental property, and let it to William Backshall. Backshall lived there until 1926, when O’Loughlin moved in himself. After 1928 O’Loughlin once again held the place as an investment property.

A 1939 diagram shows House, 26 Thompson Road as being a large weatherboard house with a full length front verandah wrapping around the full length of the northern façade. The house had a large yard incorporating adjacent lots on Thompson (No. 24) and White (No. 12).

By 1955, ownership of 26 Thompson Road had passed to Gerrard O’Loughlin, who retained ownership until his death in 1974. The place has had few owners since that time.

This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, some later unsympathetic materials).
Medium degree of authenticity with some loss of original fabric.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

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