Residence, 144 George Street

Author

Town of East Fremantle

Place Number

19288

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Location

144 George St East Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

East Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	15 Aug 2006	Category C	Category C Some heritage significance at a local level; places to be ideally retained and conserved; endeavour to conserve the significance of the place through the standard provisions of the Town of East Fremantle Planning Scheme and associated design guidelines; a Heritage Assessment / Impact Statement may be required as corollary to a development application, particularly in considering demolition of the place. Full documented record of places to be demolished shall be required. Further development needs to be within recognised design guidelines. Incentives should be considered where the condition or relative significance of the individual place is marginal but where a collective significance is served through retention and conservation.

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 144 George Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing, weatherboard and fibro cladding with a corrugated iron roof in the Federation Bungalow style. 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 Bungalow style house and it retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a moderate degree of integrity.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 144 George Street has some aesthetic value as a good example of Federation Bungalow style house. It has retained most of the characteristic features of the style.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 144 George 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 144 George 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

Late Federation / Inter War
Georgian Bungalow

No 144 George Street is a single storey residence constructed in timber framing, weatherboard and fibro cladding with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a good example of a Federation Bungalow style house. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a centrally located front door and hopper light flanked by single pane double hung sash windows. The facade features a full width skillion roof verandah supported on timber posts.
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.
No 144 George Street is good example of a house in the Federation Bungalow style.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Georgian Revival
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	ASBESTOS	Fibrous Cement, corrugated
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Creation Date

20 Sep 2010

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Approved

Last Update

22 Nov 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.