Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
120 Hampton Rd South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1908
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RHP - To be assessed | Current | 25 Jan 2006 |
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House, 120 Hampton Road, is a single storey brick and tile house dating from 1908. 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.
House, 120 Hampton Road is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are rendered. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a continuous tiled roof supported by steel posts on a half wall rendered balustrade. The asymmetrical front façade has a protruding front room with a fixed pane window (not original). The facade under the verandah roof has a timber door and similar replacement window. The house is situated above street level with central stairs rising to the verandah. There is a low face brick wall to the front boundary line. There is a limestone side wall.
The street derives its name from John Stephen Hampton, the Governor from 1862-68, previously Comptroller of Convicts in Tasmania. His son, G. E. Hampton, was Acting Comptroller-General of the Fremantle Convict Establishment. House 120 Hampton Rd appears as a building on Sewerage Diagram dated 1908.
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 assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Federation Bungalow |
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Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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