Residence, 86 Duke Street

Author

Town of East Fremantle

Place Number

10225

Location

86 Duke St East Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

East Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 17 Nov 2015

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Nov 1997 Category B

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 86 Duke Street is a single storey house constructed in brick 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 Cottage Ornée style house and it retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The rear additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 86 Duke Street has considerable aesthetic value as a rich expression of a Federation Cottage Ornée styled bungalow. It retains all the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 86 Duke 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 86 Duke Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Federation Villa with Queen Anne Influences. No 86 Duke Street is a single storey house constructed in brick and rendered brick with a hipped and gabled corrugated iron roof. It is a rich expression of the Federation Cottage Ornée style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a gabled bay complete with polygonal bay windows and elaborate bargeboards. The facade features a skillion roofed verandah on turned timber posts. 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

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

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow
Federation Queen Anne

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Other Stone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

24 Dec 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

12 Apr 2021

Disclaimer

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