HOUSE, 12 WRIGHT STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22373

Location

12 Wright St White Gum Valley

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1919

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

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 Sep 2000 Level 2

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as a fine example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey stone cottage dating from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Single storey single faced house, similar to 8 and 10 Wright Street. Constructed from stone and brick quoining and a zincalume hipped roof and a brick chimney. There is a bull nosed veranda supported by chamfered timber posts and brick and weatherboard additions to the rear of the house. The following places form a significant precinct group and contribute to the streetscapes of Pilbarra, Wright and Yilgarn Streets; 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 12, 15, 16 & 17 Pilbarra Street, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 12 Wright Street, 3, 7 & 11 Yilgarn Street.

History

Lot 22 of 29 is recorded as having a cottage in 1919. On file at the Local History Collection: Photo from 1979.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof METAL Zincalume
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 Mar 2020

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