HOUSE, 47 THOMPSON ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

10945 Thompson Road Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 47 Thompson Road, is a typical timber and iron single storey cottage dating from c.1907. The place 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.

Physical Description

House, 47 Thompson Road, is a single storey timber and iron cottage with symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. Verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof. Verandah has been infilled with lattice, metal framed windows and fibre cement sheeting. The house is elevated with concrete steps leading up to the infilled verandah. There is a low limestone wall to the front boundary line. The Letitia Street view shows fibro walls, no fence, and a side gate limestone arch entrance to the rear yard.
There is a two storey double roller door garage with studio above which is on Thompson Road adjacent to No. 45.

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, 47 Thompson Road was constructed c. 1907 for James Sullivan. At this time, it was a four roomed timber house. By 1910, the place was occupied by Charles Sullivan, who was also recorded as the owner in 1921/22. By this time, the place was a rental property. By the mid-1920s, the place was owned by Charles Saunders and was subsequently owned and occupied by various members of the Saunders family until the late1960s. The place has had a number of owners since this time.

A 1939 diagram shows House, 47 Thompson Road as being weatherboard on a large lot. There were three separate outbuildings in the back yard.

This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle.

A Heritage Assessment was prepared in Sept 2009 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council (DA0416/09) for the construction of a laundry and two storey garage/studio at the rear of the lot.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

Condition assessed as fair to poor (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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