Residence, 45 Sewell Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 45 Sewell Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered masonry with a corrugated iron roof. The place has s 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 and it retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The rear additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 45 Sewell Street has considerable aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow. It retains all the characteristics of the period with some loss of detail. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 45 Sewell 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 45 Sewell 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. RARITY No 45 Sewell Street is not rare in the immediate context but Plympton has rarity value as a working class suburb.

Physical Description

Federation Federation Bungalow w Queen Anne Influences No 45 Sewell Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered masonry with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is an expression of the Federation Bungalow style. It is simplified somewhat by the later restyling of the finishes. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and part width skillion roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on timber columns with a decorative frieze. The half-timbered gable bay features a decorative window. There is a central door flanked by a double hung sash window. There are 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

Historic Theme: Demographic Settlement 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. At some point the verandah was modified and walls rendered.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

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