HOUSE, 105 MARMION STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

23145

Location

105 Marmion St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1911

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Statement of Significance

House, 105 Marmion Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from c1911. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 105 Marmion Street is a single storey timber and zincalume house constructed in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted timber boards. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with zincalume. The verandah is under the main roof supported by steel posts. There is a high rendered brick and timber fence to the front boundary line and vegetation which prevents further description of the front elevation.

History

The Metropolitan Sewerage Plan of 1911 shows a rectangular weatherboard house at the front of the block with a verandah on the right hand side of the house and a room protruding on the left. The plan also shows a W.C. approximately half way down the block with another attached outhouse. In 2009 a colour photo shows a double fronted house with a protruding room on the left hand side with a weatherboard gable end and a corrugated iron roof with a ridge running back and a window with a canopy, on the right hand side a porch with a verandah under the main roof, the front door on the left hand side and a window on the right hand side. There is a brick chimney towards the rear of the house on the left hand side.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent 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

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Zincalume
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

08 Aug 2010

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

28 Feb 2020

Disclaimer

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