HOUSE, 43 STEVENS STREET

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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.

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Single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a painted corrugated iron gable roofed house. The roof has a rendered chimney with chimney pots and extends over the veranda which is supported by timber posts. The front elevation features two split pane double hung sash windows and an original four panel front door with a glazed fanlight. The back of the cottage is clad with fibrous cement (asbestos) sheets. There is a brick WC in the back yard. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in June 2009 by Heritage and Conservation Professionals for a DA submission to Council (DA134/09) for proposed demolition. Council refused.

History

Stevens Street was originally recorded as Stephens Street after John Stephen Hampton, WA Governor from 1862 to 1868. It appears on a 1877 map of Fremantle. Between 1962 and 1971 it changed to Stevens Street, probably to honour Jimmy Stevens, Councillor (1905-1929; 1929-1943). The cottage at 43 Stevens Street (Lot 1408) is first noted in the Rates Book in 1901/2 and was owned by the government, probably for workers’ housing, to assist with urgent housing in response to the influx of people due to the gold boom at the turn of the century. Abel Kay, bricklayer, was listed as the occupier until he purchased the property in 1915/16 but no longer resided there. In 1904/5 it was assigned street number 16. In 1934/5 the number changed to 43. An outline of the cottage appears on 1913 PWD plan No. 13017. By 1925 Pamela Badham is listed as the owner. The Badham family rented out the property until it changed hands in 1956 and the Wardman family owned and appeared to reside there. The Torelli family were listed as the owners between 1987 and 2010. It was during this time the property was amalgamated with 43 Stevens Street. In 1994 Council refused an application for demolition. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in June 2009 by Heritage and Conservation Professionals for a DA submission to Council (DA134/09) for proposed demolition. Council again refused.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low degree of integrity (not suitable for residential use as originally intended. Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).

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

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HOUSE, 44 STEVENS STREET

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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 with indented profile and a zincalume gabled roof and two rendered chimney house. Number 44 is similar to 46 Stevens Street. The prominent front gable features a window with rectangular glass lead lights. The dropped veranda is supported by chamfered timber posts.

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Rate books record this lot (pt 1238) as vacant land in 1910. By 1920 a cottage is recorded.

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HOUSE, 46 STEVENS STREET

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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 with indented profile and a zincalume gabled roof house. Number 46 is similar to 44 Stevens Street. The prominent front gable features a window with rectangular glass lead lights. The dropped veranda is supported by chamfered timber posts between timber brackets.

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Rate books record this lot (pt 1238) as vacant land in 1910. By 1919/20 a cottage is recorded. (Fremantle Rate Book records).

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HOUSE, 14 STOKES STREET

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House, 14 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1919. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 14 Stokes Street is a single storey timber framed and painted weatherboard clad house with a Zincalume hipped roof. The bull nosed verandah is supported by square timber posts. There are iron lace frieze and brackets to the verandah roof and posts (not original). The verandah floor is painted concrete. The façade is symmetrical with a central door with timber panels and glazed side lights and a top light. The entry is flanked by unpainted timber double hung, multi pane windows (not original; would probably have been single pane sash windows). The sides of the house are unpainted weatherboard. The front boundary has a face brick and wrought iron fence. There are two storey weatherboard additions to the rear of the house, and a gabled steel framed carport to the south side. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 9, and became number 14 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. House, 14 Stokes Street on Lot 27 of 38 is recorded as vacant in 1910. Fremantle Rate Books show that rates were collected from a house on the lot by 1919 which gives a reasonably accurate date of construction. However, Post Office Directories do not list any residents there until 1938, when Mrs Jane Boyd is listed as the owner/occupier. She is still residing there in 1949 when PO directory records cease. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a small house on the lot, and the 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) notes it is weatherboard and iron. There is a full-length verandah along the front, and a smaller verandah at the rear. There are various outbuildings in the yard, a well, and a large galvanised iron shed at the very south east corner of the lot near the boundary fences. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that by 1974 the rear of the house has been extended. Around 1980 a large building was constructed in the rear of the house on the north side. A 2016 online real estate ad states this is an adjoining flat that is set up for rental income. About 2004 the original house roof was redeveloped, and the house extended with a two storey weatherboard addition. A carport was built along the south side in 2013. From the street, however, the house appears to be a modest worker’s cottage as built in 1919. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 16 STOKES STREET

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House, 16 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1936. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

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House, 16 Stokes Street is a single storey timber framed and painted weatherboard and fibro clad house with a Zincalume hipped roof with side gablets. The roof extends onto the verandah. It is supported by timber posts with decorative timber brackets and a criss cross timber balustrade. There is central brick steps to the verandah. Walls are painted weatherboard to dado height and asbestos sheeting above. The façade is symmetrical with a central door flanked by windows (detail unknown due to security screens over, but do not appear to be the size and shape of original sashes). The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 7, and became number 16 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. Fremantle Rate Books show that Lot 28 of 38 is recorded as being part of a lot consisting of stables in 1930. In PO Directories, there was a John Jeffrey, trainer, listed in this location from 1916. He occupied Lots 28, 29 and Lot 3 of 30 until 1934. Rates were collected from a house on the lot by 1940, but Post Office Directories state that a new house was being built in 1936/37 which gives an accurate date of construction for the house. The owner was John Yench. In 1938 the house was occupied by Mrs Ivy Franke, followed by Frederick Jackman (1939-40), William G Mullens (1940-42) and Mrs S Raffaele (1942-49) when records cease. The many tenants suggest it was a rental property. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows the house at No 16 and houses either side. There is very little vegetation. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows a weatherboard and asbestos cottage with a central path to the full length front verandah and a verandah to the rear, with bathroom and wc at the south end of the verandah. There are two wells in the back yard. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that landscaping and vegetation have changed but the size of the house has remained the same. In 2013 a larger outbuilding was built in the south-east corner of the lot, replacing a smaller one that was built in the early 1980s. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 18 STOKES STREET

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House, 18 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1935. Although it has undergone alterations, it contributes to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

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House, 18 Stokes Street is single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad house with a Colourbond hipped roof. The walls are unpainted weatherboard to the front, and fibro cement sheeting to the sides. The roof has a tall red face brick chimney on the north side, and extends onto the verandah which is supported by chamfered timber posts and a simple balustrade. The verandah floor is timber. There are triple casement windows either side of the central front door (same as for No 20). A high rendered masonry wall with face brick piers obscures the house from the street. The street façade is dominated by solar panels on the roof. There are two storey weatherboard additions to the rear of the house, with gabled roofs just visible from the street. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 5, and became number 18 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. Fremantle Rate Books show that Lot 29 of 38 is recorded as part of a block with stables in 1930. In PO Directories, there was a John Jeffrey, trainer, listed in this location from 1916. He occupied Lots 28, 29 and Lot 3 of 30 until 1934. Fremantle Rate Books show that rates were collected from a house on the lot by 1940, but, Post Office Directories list the owner/occupier as H D Shenfield from 1935, which gives a more accurate date of construction of the house. Shenfield resided there until at least 1949 when directory records cease. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows a square weatherboard house with a central path leading to the full length front verandah. There is a well kin the centre of the back yard and a large asbestos shed/garage that the rear of the lot, which protrudes over the lot’s boundary line into the lot to the east. (This lot has no house on it as at 1950.) Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that between 1995 and 1999 the roof was extended to the rear with a two-storey addition. Solar panels were added to the roof c2009. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 2 STOKES STREET

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House, 2 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1916. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

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House, 2 Stokes Street is a single storey timber framed, painted weatherboard clad house with a hipped corrugated iron roof. A red brick chimney is visible behind the hipped roof on the right-hand side. There is a separate bull nosed verandah supported by square profile timber posts along the front of the house. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door flanked by timber framed double hung sash windows. The door has unusual side lights that extend only from dado height to the top light. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 21, and became number 2 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. It is located on Lot 21 of 38, which was recorded as a vacant lot in 1910/11. Fremantle Rate Book records register rates being collected from a cottage on the lot by 1918/19. In PO Directories, Frank L. Culley is listed as living in that house in Stokes Street in 1916, which gives a reasonably accurate date of construction. Frank died in 1927: ‘CULLEY. — On August 26, 1927, at the Fremantle Hospital, Frank Lionel, dearly beloved husband of Beatrice Annie Culley, and loving father of Laurence, Donald and Lorna Culley, of Stokes-street, Beaconsfield; aged 49 years.’ (The West Australian 27 August 1927 p 1.) By 1949 when post office directory records cease Mrs Beatrice Culley, Frank’s widow, is still residing in the house. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows the small cottage, with a house adjacent on the south and a vacant lot on the north. Along the north boundary of the block is a long rectangular building, which is indicated on the 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) as a corrugated iron shed and wash house. The toilet and well are located further to the rear (east) of the lot. The sewerage plan notes the house as weatherboard with a full-length verandah along the front, with a central path leading to it from the street. Aerial photos (Landgate) show that very little changes are made to the house until the period 1985-1995, when the large shed is removed, and a smaller extension is built to the north-east corner of the house. A new shed was built in the south-east corner of the lot. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 20 STOKES STREET

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House, 20 Stokes Street is a single storey timber, fibro and iron house dating from 1935. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 20 Stokes Street is a single storey timber framed house with painted weatherboard walls to dado height and fibro cement above. The roof is Zincalume, hipped with a small gable that has a window in. The roof has a tall brick chimney and extends onto the verandah. It has exposed rafters, and there are chamfered timber posts with curved timber brackets and a simple vertical balustrade. The verandah floor is timber, accessed by central timber steps. There are triple casement windows either side of the central front door (same as for No 18). The boundary fence is timber pickets with a scalloped design between posts. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 3, and became number 20 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. Lot 3 of 30 of 38 is recorded as part of a block with stables in 1930. In PO Directories, there was a John Jeffrey, trainer, listed in this location from 1916. He occupied Lots 28, 29 and Lot 3 of 30 until 1934. Fremantle Rate Books show that rates were collected from a house on the lot by 1940 but, Post Office Directories list the owner/occupier as Albert E Jaques from 1935, which gives a more accurate date of construction of the house. Jaques resided there until at least 1949 when directory records cease. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows a weatherboard and asbestos house with a full length front verandah and a verandah along the rear of the house, which had a bathroom and wc at one end. Beyond the well in the rear yard was a large outbuilding. On the adjacent lot to the south was a double gabled shed/garage at the end of a graded driveway. It is unclear whether these buildings relate to No. 20 or are perhaps part of the former stables. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that these buildings were demolished and the house at No 22 was built c1980. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that between 1995 and 1999 it appears the original roof line was altered and possible a second story was added to the house. This is not visible from the street. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 21 STOKES STREET

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House, 21 Stokes Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from c1915. Notwithstanding the high boundary fence, 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 Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 21 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house. There is a high rendered wall and vegetation at the front boundary line making any description of the front elevation difficult, however the roofline, with a hipped iron or Zincalume roof, and a separate dropped bullnose verandah roof supported by timber posts suggests a Victorian Georgian cottage. Walls are painted weatherboard. The façade appears symmetrical with a central front door with top fanlight flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 21, and became number 21 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. House, 21 Stokes Street is on Lot 5. The earliest traceable tenant is Giuseppe Bombara who had been there since 1926. The house could date from earlier, but without numbers, this is hard to confirm. There were residents on the street from 1907. From its physical appearance and architectural style, the house was probably built between 1910 and 1920. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows the house surrounded by ordered plantings, which could possibly be market gardens, a vineyard or an orchard. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows that the house was originally on a very large lot, which now comprises the adjacent No 23 to the south, and the two houses on the north side (19 Stokes St & 24 Yalgoo Ave). The house was a typical size to others on the street, with a full length front verandah. There were several large outbuildings on the lot, of asbestos, iron and weatherboard. One is defined as a ‘Workshop’ on the plan. The 1965 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows that since 1953 the land to the south has been developed, and No 23 has been built. By 1974, the two houses to the north have been built, also. A 1993 photograph (Fremantle LHC) shows a corrugated iron roof and a dropped verandah, but prolific garden makes it impossible to see more. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the house was extended to the rear by early 2002, effectively doubling its footprint, however from the street, the house appears as built in c1915. The rear of the lot fronts Yalgoo Avenue, and a garage with double doors remains with access from that street. As at 2016 there is a high brick wall and gate along the front boundary which obscures the house. The bull nose verandah and hipped iron roof is visible.

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High rendered wall and vegetation prevents assessment.

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HOUSE, 23 STOKES STREET

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House, 23 Stokes Street, is a single storey brick and Colorbond house dating from c1955. While a later addition to the street, the place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the changing building stock in the Fremantle area, and the development of Stokes Street. The place is a good, late example of the Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 23 Stokes Street is a single storey, brick and Colorbond house built as a late example of the Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are rendered brick with horizontal red brick bands. The roof is hipped and gabled and newly clad in red Colorbond (2013). There is a chimney with brick corbelling evident. The front elevation is asymmetrical with a protruding bay, and has a front door with side lights and timber framed windows with leadlight windows. The verandah has a separate dropped flat roof with red brick edging and a curved shape, and is supported by turned rendered columns. The verandah roof continues across the protruding bay to become the awning for the window. There is a brick pillar fence with wrought iron decorative panel inserts to the front boundary line. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

Fremantle Rate Books show that Lot 4 was vacant in 1947. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) and the 1953 aerial photograph (Landgate) also shows a vacant lot, dating the construction after this. The 1965 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a hipped roof house on the lot. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof was originally tiled, which would have been more in keeping with its era of construction, and style as an Inter-War California Bungalow. A 1994 photograph (Fremantle LHC) shows a tiled roof, curved front verandah/porch on masonry pillars with brick trim, and walls of smooth render with face brick decorative banding. The roof was replaced with red Colorbond in 2013.

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).

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HOUSE, 3 STOKES STREET

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House, 3 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1917. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 3 Stokes Street is a single storey, painted and rendered masonry house with a Zincalume hipped roof. The dropped bullnose verandah is supported by turned and chamfered timber posts on rendered columns, and decorative timber brackets. The columns form intervals to a rendered balustrade along the front verandah. The central front door has timber panels to the side to dado height, glazed side lights and a top light. Double hung sash windows either side have timber arched bars and side lights. There is a rendered wall with timber panel inserts to the front boundary and vegetation which obscures the house from the street. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

In PO Directories, the house was originally number 20, and became number 3 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. It was occupied by William W Cooper in 1949, and he is first listed as living in that house in Stokes Street in 1917, which gives a reasonably accurate date of construction. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a house with a hipped roof set close to the street, and a lot that extends through to Yalgoo Avenue to the rear. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) confirms this, and shows that the front section of the house had a full length front verandah. The house was built in three different materials: masonry to the front two rooms under the hipped roof, then a weatherboard section, with an asbestos rear section beyond. There is a separate wash house shown, and a well in the back yard. By this time there is also a garage on the south side of the house. The 1965 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows that the original lot has been divided in half on the south side, and a new house is built adjacent (No. 5). No 3 is now on a narrow lot, and has a large free standing garage or shed to the rear, which would only be accessible for vehicles from Yalgoo Avenue. A 1995 photograph shows a smooth-rendered cottage with corrugated iron hipped roof, and a skillion dropped roof verandah on turned timber posts. Windows and front door have sidelights and the door has top lights. Subsequent aerial photos show that in 2000 a flat roofed section was added to the rear, but by 2011 all but the original front rooms of the house were completely rebuilt. The hipped roof front portion of the house remained the same, retaining its modest streetscape appearance. The verandah roof seems to have been replaced with a bullnose profile, probably when the house was redeveloped in 2011. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 4 STOKES STREET

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House, 4 Stokes Street is a single storey timber, fibro and iron house dating from 1938. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 4 Stokes Street Single is a single storey timber framed house with weatherboard clad walls to dado height and fibro cement walls above. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with a half-timbered gable and extends over a verandah which is partly enclosed with fibro and glass. The projecting bay has a timber sash window. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

History

Lot 22 of 38 is recorded as a vacant lot in 1930. Fremantle Rate Book records register rates being collected from a cottage on the lot by 1940. In PO Directories, the house was originally number 19, and became number 4 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. It was first listed in 1938 and occupied by the owner Mr Horace V Lewis, which gives a reasonably accurate date of construction. Mr Lewis was still living at No. 4 when directory records cease in 1949. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) and the 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) show that the house was weatherboard and asbestos, with an asymmetrical façade. There is a projecting room on the south side, and a half-length verandah on the north side, accessed by a set of centrally located steps. The 1965 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a variety of size and shaped outbuildings in the rear of the lot. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 6 STOKES STREET

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House, 6 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1918. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 6 Stokes Street is a single storey timber framed, weatherboard house with a corrugated iron hipped roof. The walls are painted, indented profile weatherboard. The separate verandah roof is supported by steel poles and the verandah is concrete with a wrought iron balustrade. There is a face brick chimney on the left side behind the hip with a terracotta pot. The façade is symmetrical with a central door with side lights from dado height, and a top light, and timber sash windows either side, that have decorative scalloped timber sills and side lights. There is a simple picket fence to the front boundary line. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

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House, 6 Stokes Street is on Lot 23 of 38 which was recorded as a vacant lot in 1910/11. Fremantle Rate Book records register rates being collected from a cottage on the lot by 1918/19 which gives a reasonably accurate date of construction. In PO Directories, the house was originally number 17, and became number 6 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. It was first listed with a number in 1933 and occupied by John Humphries. When directory records ceased in 1949 the house was occupied by F Johnson. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) and 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows a square weatherboard house with a full length front verandah, and small outbuildings and a well in the rear yard. Aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof was red painted cgi. In the late 1970s/early 1980s the house was extended to the rear, and was again redeveloped in 2004, but from the street the house appears to have a modest scale, as it was built in 1918.

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HOUSE, 8 STOKES STREET

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House, 8 Stokes Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1934. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

Physical Description

House, 8 Stokes Street is a single storey timber framed and painted weatherboard clad house with a hipped iron roof. The roof extends onto the verandah which is supported by timber posts and has a timber balustrade. The side panels of the verandah have scalloped timber infill to the roof. The house is set off the ground on timber stumps, with centrally located limestone steps. There are pairs of sash windows either side of the central front door. Side windows have simple iron awnings over. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 & 23 Stokes Street.

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In PO Directories, the house was originally number 15, and became number 6 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. House, 8 Stokes Street is on Lot 24 of 38 which was recorded as a vacant lot in 1919. It is recorded as a woodyard in 1930. Fremantle Rate Books show that rates were collected from a house on the lot by 1940, but a resident Jens E. Ingvarson was first listed in PO Directories in 1934, which gives a reasonably accurate date of construction of a house. When directory records ceased in 1949 the house was occupied by Mrs A. E. Inverson. [It could possibly be the same family, and the spelling of their surname has been anglicised, but more research is needed to confirm this.] The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) and 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows a square weatherboard house with a full length front verandah, and a smaller rear verandah. There were small outbuildings along the north boundary of the lot and a well beyond. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the land to the south (Now 10 & 12 Stokes Street, and through to 9 & 11 Taylor Street) was vacant until at least 1953. The roof was originally painted red. It was green in the 1995 aerial, and seems to have been replaced with Zincalume around 2006. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 1 TAYLOR STREET

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House, 1 Taylor Street is an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture as a typical timber framed, single storey cottage dating from the first decade of the twentieth century. It has historical significance as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

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House, 1 Taylor Street was originally a single storey, timber framed cottage with painted weatherboard clad walls and a corrugated galvanised iron hipped roof. The roof extends onto the verandah which is supported by square timber posts with brackets and a timber balustrade. There is a central front door flanked by timber famed four pane sash windows. A two-storey addition has been constructed at the rear, which has Colorbond walls and a hipped roof. There is a brick wall with timber picket inserts to the front boundary and driveway.

History

The first resident on Taylor Street was Patrick O'Connor, who had a cottage at No 1 constructed c.1903. (Rate Books). He remained a resident there until 1948/49, when the occupant changed to William Miller. (PO Directories) The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows the house as a small, simple hipped roof cottage. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) confirms it was weatherboard and iron with a verandah at the front (east side) facing Taylor Street. It shows that the front verandah is enclosed at the north end, and to the rear (north west side) there extends two attached rooms for the bathroom and laundry (asbestos). Beyond that are two detached structures and a well. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that in c1980 a large shed was built in the south west corner of the lot, but the house had not changed in form or plan since 1950. Between 1996 and 1999 the roof was changed to the rear with a full-length flat roofed extension to replace the earlier bathroom and laundry on the north end. In 2007 this was again modified and a large two storey extension was built in its place, effectively doubling the footprint of the original cottage. From the street, the simple hipped roof, single storey cottage is readable in its original built form c1903. An external Heritage Assessment was prepared in May 2009 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council DA141/09 in relation to a proposed fence. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 18 TAYLOR STREET

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House, 18 Taylor Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from c1916. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.

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House, 18 Taylor Street is a single storey painted weatherboard and iron house. The roof is Zincalume and hipped with a continuous roof over the front verandah, supported by square timber posts and a simple timber balustrade. Walls are painted weatherboard. The verandah is accessed via central steps leading to the front door, which is flanked either side by pairs of timber framed double hung sash windows. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line, and a steel framed carport added to the right side of the house.

History

In PO Directories, from 1916 to 1949 when records cease, there is only ever one house listed on the right side of Taylor Street, along with James O’Hara’s training grounds and stables. It was originally No 4 (1933), then No 5 (1938), and finally No 18 (1939). It was occupied by Arthur R Spence from 1916-1938. A later occupant (1947-1949) was F. Curedale. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) show the house as being the only one on the east side of Taylor Street. (There were buildings on the north corner and along Samson Street, and the corner house at 242 South Street.) The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows the house as asymmetrical to the street with a small projecting room, and a verandah along the front. Service rooms were attached at the rear, and at the extreme east of the lot against the boundary was a large galvanised iron shed. Between 1953 and 1965 the houses either side of No. 18 were erected. In 1981 (the first colour aerials) the roof is shown to be painted green. In 2013 the house was redeveloped at the rear, with a gable roofed extension. A carport was built along the driveway on the south side of the house. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 5 TAYLOR STREET

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House, 5 Taylor Street (relocated from No. 3) is aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture; as a typical timber framed, single storey cottage dating from c1939. It has historical significance as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area. Its relocation demonstrates an aspect of the City of Fremantle’s heritage policy of retention, over demolition, to preserve the character of the streetscape.

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House, 5 Taylor Street (relocated from No. 3) is a single storey, timber framed weatherboard clad cottage with a Zincalume hipped roof with a central gablet. Walls are painted weatherboard. The door is to the right and a pair of timber framed windows is to the left. The roof extends over the verandah supported by timber posts. The verandah floor is timber, one step off ground level. There is no balustrade or boundary fence.

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In PO Directories, the house is first listed in 1939, indicating that it was constructed around this time. The first resident was C R Andrews, followed by Thomas Logan, who is listed at No. 3 until 1949 when records cease. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows Nos 1, 3 & 7 Taylor Street as among the earliest houses in the area. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows the cottage as weatherboard with a verandah along the front. There are two small attached rooms at the rear, but it appears the kitchen is under the main roof, not a lean-to skillion. The house is set very close to the southern boundary fence. The 1965 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows that the size of the lot has changed, and seems to have been enlarged, as the house now sits centrally on the lot with more space between the southern elevation and boundary fence. The rear has been extended. Aerial photos and a development application at the City of Fremantle show that in 2010 the house was relocated to the lot adjacent on the south side and was allocated No 5. A new house was built at No. 3 in 2014. Plans held at the City of Fremantle show that the house has an open plan living/dining area (probably originally would have been two rooms either side of a central passage), one bedroom, kitchen, study and bathroom, and an elevated patio area to the rear. In 2015 the rear shed was removed, and a new extension was built, extending the footprint almost to the rear of the lot. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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HOUSE, 7 TAYLOR STREET

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House, 7 Taylor Street is a single storey brick, limestone and iron house dating from 1903. It has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as a fine example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture.

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House, 7 Taylor Street is a single storey brick, limestone and corrugated iron house. Walls are random course limestone to the sides with brick quoining, and tuck-pointed brick to the street. The Zincalume roof is hipped with a tall brick and rendered corbelled chimney. There is a faceted bay and a dropped verandah roof supported by decorative turned and chamfered timber posts. The door has side lights, and probably top lights but vegetation makes further description difficult. Windows are not visible. There is a scalloped timber picket fence to the front boundary.

History

7 Taylor Street was erected in 1903-04 for Ernest Laurence. From 1912 it was occupied by James Joseph O'Hara (d. 1937), a well-known thoroughbred breeder. He had a training ground and stables on the other side of Taylor Street. After his death, Cyril J O’Hara and Mrs M O’Hara lived there and operated the stables and horse training. They remain at No. 7 until at least 1949 when PO Directory records cease. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows the training grounds and a large expanse of vacant land on the east side of Taylor Street near Samson Street, with what may be a series of stable buildings to the south near South Street. No 7 is a large house, compared to the adjacent No. 3 (now relocated to No. 5) and 1, which are smaller cottages. The 1950 sewerage map (No. 2190) shows the bay window frontage and front verandah, and what appears to be a limestone wall along the front boundary. To the rear are attached asbestos rooms (kitchen, laundry, bathroom). There is a free-standing garage towards the rear of the lot. The 1965 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows that the horse training ground and stables have been redeveloped and the area is all residential. In 1985, the owners made an application to Council to build a carport and a garage. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that around 1985 the rear of the house was altered and appears to have been reroofed or at least repainted, as it formerly had a red roof. By 1999 the house had undergone further development, and a large extension with hipped and gabled roof was built to the rear, as well as a carport erected on the north side of the house. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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House, 108 and 110B Watkin Street, White Gum Valley

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One house, a duplex. Also described as, 'Moieties', by the Department of Housing. The floorplan consists of a kitchen, , loungeroom, 2 bedrooms, small passageway, bathroom, laundry and wc, front porch and rear verandah.

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