SHOP & HOUSE (FMR), 38 WOOD STREET

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical local shop and attached residence dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of commercial activity in the Fremantle area. Has undergone significant alterations but original form remains intact.

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad house with a corrugated iron hipped roof. The timber framed former shop has a fibrous cement clad façade and corrugated iron clad sides and a gabled roof. The shop has a zero setback from the pavement.

History

Wood Street was originally Hollis Street.
A cottage, 38 Wood Street, is recorded on lot 3 of 1273 in 1904/5; the same owner as number 36. A shop was first mentioned in the Rate Books in 1915/1916. The shop was constructed separately from timber and corrugated steel. According to a resident in Wood Street the shop was a family owned grocery business. In 1907/09 it was referred to as cottage 16. In 1938/39 it changed to number 38.

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