HOUSE, 8 HIGHAM ROAD

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22812

Location

8 Higham Rd North Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1940

Demolition Year

2010

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

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 14 Dec 2016 Historical Record Only

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

Demolished. Retained on database for historical information.

Physical Description

House, 8 Higham Road was a single storey rendered masonry and tile cottage designed as a simple example of the InterWar Californian Bungalow style of architecture. Front elevation was asymmetrical, with a thrust bay and three quarter length verandah. There were limestone foundations, with a low dado of brick and rendered walls above. Roof was a complex hipped Mareseilles patterned tiled roof with ogee eaves gutters mounted on a fascia. There was a front porch under a hipped tiled roof supported by stylised Doric concrete columns on painted brick plinths. Timber casement windows had been replaced with aluminium. Part of the verandah was enclosed with aluminium framed glazed screens. There was a low brick wall to the front boundary line. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in April 2010 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council (DA0122/10) for proposed demolition of the house.

History

Messrs Congdon, Higham and Abbott subdivided this area of North Fremantle in the early 1890s. The residential lots were gradually sold off and developed and by 1905, the Higham Road had been declared a public highway. The road was named for John Joseph Higham, one of the original developers. As late as 1935/36, there was only one house on the southern side of Higham Road (No. 10). House, 8 Higham Road was built c. 1940. In 1945, Alfred Sturcke was listed as the occupant. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in April 2010 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council (DA0122/10) for proposed demolition of the house.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
17640 Wise's Post Office Directories Newspaper/Journal

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
Inter-War California Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile
Wall BRICK Face Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

07 Aug 2005

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Mar 2019

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.