HOUSE, 13 SOUTH STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

21843

Location

13 South St South Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

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 3

Statement of Significance

House, 13 South Street, is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey house dating from c1900. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture.

Physical Description

13 South Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house with an asymmetrical facade built by 1900 and designed as an example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins and red face brick. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is asymmetrical with a protruding front room with double hung sash windows under a separate corrugated iron awning. The gable end features timber elements and a finial. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported on turned timber posts with decorative timber brackets and frieze. Under the verandah is the front door with side and fanlights and a timber window. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

House, 13 South Street was built between 1895 and 1905. In 1905, the cottage was owned and occupied by Charles Locke. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1910 shows a very large brick building, built to the north east corner of the lot. A half length front verandah wrapped around the western elevation. Between c. 1930 and at least the mid-1960s, House, 13 South Street was owned and occupied by Arthur and Alice Johnson. In 1981, the property was owned by the Scott family. This place was 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

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Queen Anne

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

21 Feb 2020

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.