Residence, 25 Duke Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 25 Duke Street is a single storey house constructed of timber framing with jarrah weatherboard cladding and a hipped corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value for 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 a Federation Bungalow and it retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 25 Duke Street has considerable aesthetic value as a typical Federation Bungalow. It retains all the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 25 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 25 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.

Physical Description

Late Victorian / Early Federation
Domestic Carpenter w Georgian Influences

No 25 Duke Street is a single storey cottage constructed of timber framing and jarrah weatherboard cladding. The place has a hipped corrugated iron roof with later additions to the rear. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style with later modifications. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central door flanked by windows. The front facade features a full width hipped roof verandah supported on turned timber posts with post brackets resting on a timber floor. Between the timber posts is a timber balustrade.
There are extensive modern 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.

History

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/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

Uses

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Creation Date

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