HOUSE, 30 WARDIE STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 30 Wardie Street is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from 1912. 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 a very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

Single storey brick and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The cottage has a two storey addition to the rear. The walls are painted and face brick. The roof hipped and half gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under separate corrugated iron roof with square timber posts. The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. A painted brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

House, 30 Wardie Street was built in 1912/13 for Alphy Denic. The brick house had a timber extension to the rear, as shown on the Metropolitan Sewerage Plan dated 1917. Alphy’s parents, Louisa and Jules, lived at 32 Wardie Street and his sister Maude and her husband Ernest Lobb lived at No. 34. In 1923/24, the house was owned by Conrad Francis. Later owners included Albert Farrington, a hardware assistant, Stanley and Elsie Brown, and Harry and Linda Caple. A diagram dated 1954 shows a small brick house with full length front and rear verandahs. Paving linked the back of the house with detached weatherboard buildings. In 1959, plans were submitted to the Fremantle City Council for extensions to the bathroom. In 1967, plans were submitted for alterations to the front verandah, including new posts, concrete floor and new corrugated iron roof. It is not clear if this latter work was actually carried out. In 1970, a garage was built to the rear of the house. This place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent partially 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).

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