Residence, 12 East Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 12 East Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered masonry with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with 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 with Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia overlays. A further refurbishment that reversed some of those traits has occurred. It retains a moderate to low degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The rear addition has no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 12 East Street has some aesthetic value as a typical Federation Bungalow with Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia overlays. It retains some of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 12 East 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. Changes to the place reflect both the Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia re-styling and the subsequent re-styling. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 12 East 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 Bungalow with Georgian Influences. No 12 East Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered masonry with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a simple expression of the Federation Bungalow style overlaid with a Post-World War II Immigrant Nostalgia. The tiled roof was replaced post 2006 with corrugated iron. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central front door flanked by windows. The facade features a hipped verandah supported on timber posts. There is an addition to the rear. Notwithstanding the modifications 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. Houses like this one were occupied by immigrants in the Post-World War II period. They were remodelled to more closely reflect the styles of the time. Since then they have been subsequently remodelled.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate - Low

Condition

Good

Uses

Historic Themes

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