Residence, 43 May Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 43 May Street is a single storey house constructed in timber 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 considerable heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow and it retains moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The rear additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 43 May Street has considerable aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow. It retains the basic characteristics of the period with some loss of detail. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 43 May 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 43 May Street has considerable social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place. RARITY No 43 May Street is not rare in the immediate context but Plympton has rarity value as a working class suburb.

Physical Description

Late Federation Domestic Carpenter Villa w Queen Anne Influences No 43 May Street is a single storey house constructed in timber framing and weatherboard cladding with a hipped and gabled iron roof. It is a fine expression of the Federation Bungalow style. The roof form of the hipped section has been modified in the 21st Century. The place is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and part width broken back roof verandah. The verandah is supported on timber posts. The thrust gable bay features a triple casement window shaded by a sunhood. The entry door is offset and flanked by a triple casement 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.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

Uses

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