Local Government
East Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
75 Duke St East Fremantle
East Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1954
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 17 Nov 2015 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 15 Aug 2006 | Category B |
Category B |
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 75 Duke Street is a single storey house constructed of timber framing, weatherboard and fibro cladding with a hipped 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 an Post-World War II Bungalow and it retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 75 Duke Street has considerable aesthetic value as a typical Post-World War II Bungalow. It retains all the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 75 Duke 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 75 Duke 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.
Interwar Porch House Bungalow with Federation Influences.
No 75 Duke Street is a single storey cottage constructed of timber framing, weatherboard and fibro cladding with a hipped corrugated iron roof. There are later additions to the rear. It is a simple expression of the Post-World War II Bungalow style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a hipped roof thrust bay and a part width skillion roofed verandah adjacent. The verandah is supported on timber posts.
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.
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: High
Authenticity: Moderate
Fair/Good
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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