Residence, 142 George Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 142 George Street is a single storey residence constructed in limestone and brick with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has some heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow style and it retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a moderate degree of integrity. The rear additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 142 George Street has some aesthetic value as a good example of Federation Bungalow style house. It has retained most of the characteristics of the period with some loss of detail. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 142 George Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 142 George Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Late Federation Federation Bungalow No 142 George Street is a single storey residence constructed in limestone and brickwork with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a good example of a Federation Bungalow style house. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central door flanked by side lights and single pane double hung sash windows. The facade features a full width hipped roof verandah supported on timber posts with brackets. All reveals have brick quoins. There is a substantial two storey addition to the rear. The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

Uses

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