HOUSE, 39 CENTRAL AVENUE

Statement of Significance

House, 39 Central Avenue, is a brick and iron single storey house dating from the 1910s. 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 Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 39 Central Avenue is a single storey house with a symmetrical facade designed as simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. There is a high brick wall on the front boundary line making further description difficult. The walls are possibly rendered brick. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The front elevation has a front door and timber framed casement windows. The verandah has a continuous corrugated iron roof and is supported by simple square timber posts. There is a brick chimney evident.

History

On the 9th November 1857, Michael Mahor, a Yeoman of Fremantle was granted Country Enrolment No. 1091, which was later known as Cockburn Sound Location 67. This consisted of 10 acres and was bounded by Fifth Avenue on the West, Lefroy Road to the south, York Street on the east and Cockburn Sound Location 62 on the north. The land was advertised in the "Morning Herald" on 25th August 1885. On 24 October 1892 ownership passed to a family of Fremantle butchers, John, David and William Chester, who had a slaughterhouse on part of the land. On 29 August 1901 the land was transferred to a Fremantle Land Agent named Reginald George Webb. Webb subdivided the land on the 8 November 1901 and further subdivisions occurred on 15 July 1903 to create Lots 50, 51, 53, 54, 58, 59, 66, 67, 119 and 72. When the land in this area was originally subdivided and put up for sale a competition was held to decide on a new name for the district and Hilton Park was chosen.
House, 39 Central Avenue: From 1901 to 1912 Fanny Tingle was the owner of the vacant lot. The 1913/14 rate books record Elizabeth Stabler as the owner/occupier of No. 38 which was vacant and No. 39 a cottage. The following rate period of 1914/15 records Stabler as the owner of cottage and lot 38/39.
In 1917/18 the next owner /occupier was William T Stabler who was listed as being the owner of Cottage and Sublots 38/39. By 1930/31 Frederick H. Berglund was the owner/occupier of vacant Lot 38 and house which was number 44. Numbering reverted to 39 in the 1939/40 rate period. Berglund was the owner of the house until circa 1949 when ownership changed to F. S. Bergland. The house was now known as residence 39 of Lot 38 of CSL 67.
In 1986 the house was owned by Elizabeth N. Berglund.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

Condition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only). There is a high brick wall on the front boundary line making condition notes difficult.

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