HOUSE, 8 PARMELIA STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 8 Parmelia Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1926. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the South Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade constructed in 1926. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof is gabled and clad with corrugated iron. There is a large gable over the front elevation. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof with square timber posts and brackets. There is a timber balustrade to the verandah. The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. A brick chimney is intact. There is a low timber fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

Parmelia Street has had a number of names over the years. It was originally called Attfield Street (c. 1899), then Chester Street (c. 1901), then Attfield Lane (c. 1906), before being named Parmelia Street in 1935/36.

House, 8 Parmelia Street was built in 1926 for Mr Baldry. Ward and Currer built the house at an estimated cost of ₤525, and it was immediately purchased by George Dixon, a grocer. Mr Dixon continued to own the house until c. 1940 (although Alfred Lawn was shown as the owner in the rate books from 1930 to 1934). Alfred Lawn, a lumper, occupied the house in 1931; Charles Pressley, also a lumper, was living there in 1938. Agnes Powell was the owner from c. 1940 to the early 1960s. Eileen and George Boot (George was also a lumper) moved into the house c. 1965 and they purchased it from Agnes Powell c. 1970. They owned the house until the early 1990s and it has had a number of owners since that time.

A diagram dated 1954 shows House, 8 Parmelia Street as a large weatherboard and asbestos house with a full length front verandah and a centrally located path between the street and the house. The front yard and rear section of the backyard were fenced off.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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