HOUSE, 5 HIGHAM ROAD

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22504

Location

5 Higham Rd North Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1935, Constructed from 1933

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

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 5 Higham Road, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1930s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area.

Physical Description

House, 5 Higham Road, is a single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with symmetrical facade constructed c1933-35. Walls are painted weatherboard. Roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. Front elevation is symmetrical with two timber sash windows and a central front door.There is a garage addition to the side of the house. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

Messrs Congdon, Higham and Abbott subdivided this area of North Fremantle in the early 1890s. The residential lots were gradually sold off, 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. Several of the lots remained undeveloped until the inter-war period. House, 5 Higham Road was constructed at some time between 1933 and 1935, probably for John R. Lock. By 1955, the property was held by Lock's estate and was occupied by his widow, Olive. After Olive's death in the early 1960s, ownership passed to Robert Lock, who remained owner and occupier of the property until at least 1982. A 1939 plan shows House, 5 Higham Road as being a relatively small weatherboard house, with a full length front verandah and centrally located front path. Another path led from the front boundary down the western side of the house to the back. There were also a number of outbuildings in the back yard. This place was included in the "North Fremantle Heritage Study", prepared by Craig Burton, for the City of Fremantle, June 1994.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

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
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

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.