Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
32 Wardie St South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1915, Constructed from 1995
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 | |
House, 32 Wardie Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from 1915. 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 South Fremantle area. The place is very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.
Single storey brick and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are face red brick. The roof hipped and half gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a broken back corrugated iron roof and supported by turned timber posts. The symmetrical front facade has a central front door and double hung timber windows either side. A brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.
House, 32 Wardie Street was built in 1915. The City of Fremantle Council approved plans for a brick and stone residence to the value of ₤350 on 1 November 1915. The lot was owned by Louisa Denic (who had been born aboard the ‘Norwood’ - a convict transport – in July 1867). The cottage was occupied by Louisa and Jules Denic and their family. The Denics also owned adjacent lots at 30 and 34 Wardie Street. Their daughter, Maude, lived at No. 34 and their son, Alphy, at No. 30. In 1921/22, House, 32 Wardie Street was owned by Margaret Greasley, and in 1930/31 by Frederick Harrington. Mr Harrington owned and occupied the house until his death in 1973. Mr Harrington was a railway shunter and his ashes are interred in the Fremantle Cemetery. A diagram dated 1954 shows a brick house with a full length front verandah and a centrally located front path. Ownership of the house subsequently passed to Florence Harrington, and then to Arnott Biscuits Ltd in 1989. By 1995, the house was again a residence and in that year, the owners applied to remove and replace the existing verandah.
High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). High degree of authenticity with much 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 |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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