HOUSE, 64 WATKINS STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22671

Location

64 Watkins St White Gum Valley

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

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
(no listings)

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a corrugated asbestos roof hipped and small half timbered gable roofed house. The roof has a brick chimney, extends over the verandah and is supported by timber posts and timber balustrades. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Watkins Street; 52, 56, 62 & 64.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
MI not adopted -

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 TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, corrugated

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

22 Jan 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

03 Mar 2020

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