Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
17 South St South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1901
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 | |
House, 17 South Street, is a typical brick, rendered masonry and iron single storey house dating from c1901. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.
17 South Street is a single storey, brick and iron house with an asymmetrical façade built in 1901 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are red face brick. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron bullnose roof supported on chamfered timber posts with decorative iron brackets. The façade is asymmetrical with a bay window to the east, front door with side and fanlights and another double casement window. There is a high rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line.
House, 17 South Street was built in 1901/02 for a Mrs Oliver. Mrs Devenish, a widow, was the first occupant. Mrs Oliver owned the house until her death c. 1950 and the cottage was leased to a succession of tenants during this time. Walter Benthein was a long-term tenant in the 1940s and 1950s. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a brick house with a bay window to the east and a full length front verandah that wrapped around to the west. The rear verandah was enclosed with weatherboard on either end and had two small outbuildings attached. There was a large asbestos and galvanised iron structure at the back of the yard. Biaglo Cuccoria purchased the property in the mid-1960s, and by 1981, House, 17 South Street was owned by the Spezzacatena family. This place was included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle.
Medium degree of integrity (original intent mostly clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).
Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Bungalow |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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