HOUSE, 88 WATKINS STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22619

Location

88 Watkins St White Gum Valley

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

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
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Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey timber 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 timber framed and weatherboard clad walls with ashlar effect and a zincalume hipped roof and brick chimney with corbelling, house. There is a dropped verandah supported by timber posts and timber balustrades. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Watkins Street; 84, 86, 88 & 90.

History

Rate books record a cottage on this lot (4/5 of 81) in 1900. (Fremantle Rate Book records)

References

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

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Zincalume
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

09 Dec 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

03 Mar 2020

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