HOUSE, 21 CUREDALE STREET

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House, 21 Curedale Street, is a single storey limestone and iron house dating from 1908, with former stables in the back yard. 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, 21 Curedale Street is a single storey limestone and brick quoined to the entrance and façade corners. The hipped roof is clad with Zincalume. The dropped verandah has rendered pillars between rendered balustrades, which are not original.

History

The land on which Curedale Street and the Grosvenor Hospital are situated originally belonged to the Curedale family. George Curedale arrived in Fremantle as a convict on 1st January 1858. On 18 May 1881 George Curedale purchased 82 acres, about three kilometres from the centre of Fremantle, from Henry Maxwell Lefroy who had died two years previously. The property comprised four adjoining Cockburn Sound Location Lots and was located between the present Curedale Street, east to within 4.45 chains of Fifth Avenue and from South Street to Lefroy Street. Curedale developed the land as an orchard and vineyard. Having earned a living as ‘Fruiterer’ and then ‘Green-grocer’, George Curedale now described himself as ‘Vineyard Proprietor’ and there is evidence to show that he did import vines. The property was owned by the Curedales until 28 April 1887 when Lots 59, 60, 61 and 66 were transferred to George Alfred Davies (1846 – 1847) to clear George Curedale’s debts. George Curedale died of heart disease, on 15th August 1887. The adjoining Davies Street is named for the Davies family. Davies Street adjoins Curedale Street. A house is recorded on this lot (24 CSL 7) in the rate book records of 1908/9. As numbers were not allocated to this part of Curedale Street until 1915 it is difficult to trace the first occupant. (Further research of rate books could reveal this.) In 1915 the occupant was R. W. Ranford, a carrier. The house was originally number 41, and became number 21 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full-length front verandah and a rear verandah enclosed at the north end with a bathroom. In the rear yard were two timber outbuildings, and in the very south west corner of the lot, abutting Martha Street and against the rear boundary of the lot, is noted a Stables. The 1913 PWD map also shows the stables. From 1920 William Joseph Saulsby was the owner/occupier, and Mrs Alice Saulsby was still the occupant in 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) and later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the stables seems to be still extant. The house was reroofed between 1985 and 1995.

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HOUSE, 22 CUREDALE STREET

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HOUSE, 24 CUREDALE STREET

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House, 24 Curedale Street, is a single storey limestone and tile house dating from 1900. While the place has undergone significant alteration, is contributes to the streetscape and the surrounding area.

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House, 24 Curedale Street is a single storey rendered and tile house set below the level of the pavement. The tiled roof extends over the verandah supported by roughcast render piers and balustrading which has been infilled with louvres making further physical description difficult. A rendered chimney with corbelling remains extant. There is a low rendered fence to the front boundary.

History

House, 24 Curedale Street was built in 1900. It straddles Lots 15 and 16. Dick Thomas was the owner and main occupant of the house from 1900 until 1940, followed by Robert Gurr (1941-1946) and Bert Woods (1947-49), after which post office directory records cease. The house was originally number 38, and became number 24 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full-length front verandah, and timber enclosed rooms each end of the rear verandah. There was a timber outbuilding near to the house on the north boundary, and a galvanised iron Stables noted on the south boundary. The lot was divided in half (north-south direction) by a fence. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a hipped roof house with a verandah along the front and an outbuilding to the rear (east side). The 1965 aerial shows that the house was modified and there seems to be a verandah or extension on the south side that runs half way along the length of the house. The house has two gable sections running in an east-west direction, and two chimneys are visible. Aerial photos show that c2000 the roof was either replaced or painted, as it changed from red/brown in colour to the current (2017) grey. In 2012 an iron roofed shelter was built and attached at the rear of the house.

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HOUSE, 28 CUREDALE STREET

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HOUSE, 3 CUREDALE STREET

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House, 3 Curedale Street, a single storey house dating from 1935 constructed from limestone, brick and a corrugated iron clad roof and associated water closet and limestone boundary walls has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: the place has some aesthetic value as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture and for the contribution it makes to the established streetscape and the surrounding area; the place has some historic value as an early twentieth century residence that demonstrates the settlement and development of the Fremantle area, and; it is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Beaconsfield area.

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3 Curedale Road is a single storey stone and hipped roof house designed in the Victoria Georgian style of architecture. An internal inspection verifies that the place was constructed in mid-1930s to the design of the c1900s and similar to the original houses within the area. The house is of limestone construction and is tuck pointed and has red brick quoining to corners and window and door openings. The hipped roof is clad with red Colorbond and extends over the verandah which is supported with square timber posts over a timber verandah floor. The house sits above the pavement level behind a rendered retaining wall with picked fence above. There is a timber panelled front door flanked by timber framed double hung sash windows which have decorative rendered skirtings below. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in Feb 2010 by the City of Fremantle for a DA submission to Council for the proposed demolition of existing outbuildings including laundry/shed and the WC and a single storey six bedroom house at the rear of the site. This development has occurred. Prior to 2010: At the rear is an attached pergola and a separate brick and corrugated asbestos clad laundry / shed and a painted brick water closet (WC) with a curved roof clad to match the house. Boundary walls comprise an intact limestone boundary wall between nos 1 and 3 Curedale St to the north of the site and a dry wall rubble limestone wall which is partially collapsed between Nos 3-5 Curedale St on the southern boundary. Internally, the house comprises three main rooms and a hallway within the limestone section and a timber framed and weatherboard clad kitchen. Details including ceilings and architraves are typical of the Inter-War period.

History

The land on which Curedale Street and the Grosvenor Hospital are situated originally belonged to the Curedale family. George Curedale arrived in Fremantle as a convict on 1st January 1858. On 18 May 1881 George Curedale purchased 82 acres, about three kilometres from the centre of Fremantle, from Henry Maxwell Lefroy who had died two years previously. The property comprised four adjoining Cockburn Sound Location Lots and was located between the present Curedale Street, east to within 4.45 chains of Fifth Avenue and from South Street to Lefroy Street. Curedale developed the land as an orchard and vineyard. Having earned a living as ‘Fruiterer’ and then ‘Green-grocer’, George Curedale now described himself as ‘Vineyard Proprietor’ and there is evidence to show that he did import vines. The property was owned by the Curedales until 28 April 1887 when Lots 59, 60, 61 and 66 were transferred to George Alfred Davies (1846 – 1847) to clear George Curedale’s debts. George Curedale died of heart disease, on 15th August 1887. The adjoining Davies Street is named for the Davies family. Davies Street adjoins Curedale Street. Rate books show Lot 8 CSL 7 (3 Curedale St) as vacant in 1930. From 1936 the Western Australian Post Offices Directories shows that a Frank Rixon resided there and he was still the main occupant to at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a simple hipped roof house with a skillion to the rear. The size of the house has not changed. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in Feb 2010 by the City of Fremantle for a DA submission to Council for the proposed demolition of existing outbuildings including laundry/shed and the WC and a single storey six-bedroom house at the rear of the site. At this time, the tiled roof was replaced with red Colorbond. Boundary walls comprise an intact limestone boundary wall between Nos 1 and 3 Curedale St.

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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).

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

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HOUSE, 30 CUREDALE STREET

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House, 30 Curedale Street, is a single storey stone and iron house dating from 1901. While the place has undergone alteration, 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, 30 Curedale Street is a single storey painted stone and Zincalume hipped roof house. The bull nosed verandah is supported by timber posts. The central entrance has a fanlight and sidelights flanking the timber framed double hung sash windows. There is a high face brick wall and timber gate to the front boundary.

History

The land on which Curedale Street and the Grosvenor Hospital are situated originally belonged to the Curedale family. George Curedale arrived in Fremantle as a convict on 1st January 1858. On 18 May 1881 George Curedale purchased 82 acres, about three kilometres from the centre of Fremantle, from Henry Maxwell Lefroy who had died two years previously. The property comprised four adjoining Cockburn Sound Location Lots and was located between the present Curedale Street, east to within 4.45 chains of Fifth Avenue and from South Street to Lefroy Street. Curedale developed the land as an orchard and vineyard. Having earned a living as ‘Fruiterer’ and then ‘Green-grocer’, George Curedale now described himself as ‘Vineyard Proprietor’ and there is evidence to show that he did import vines. The property was owned by the Curedales until 28 April 1887 when Lots 59, 60, 61 and 66 were transferred to George Alfred Davies (1846 – 1847) to clear George Curedale’s debts. George Curedale died of heart disease, on 15th August 1887. The adjoining Davies Street is named for the Davies family. Davies Street adjoins Curedale Street. Rates Books of 1901/ 02 record the construction of a stone and steel cottage with a timber verandah on lot 20 CSL 61 pt 1. It was apparently built for John Augustus. Cook, a carrier, who also owned number 32. The Cook family is well documented. Reference is given to 19 acres in Curedale Street owned by Cook and used for an orchard and vineyard between 1905 and 1927. In 1905 George Curedale is the occupant according to post office directories. Tenancy changed every 5-10 years suggesting the place was a rental property for Cook, who lived next door at No. 32 until at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full length front verandah, and stables in the back yard on the north boundary fence. The house was originally number 44, and became number 30 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. In 1951/ 52 the lot changes from Lot 20 of 59 to Lot 20 of 61. Aerial photos (Landgate) show that rear additions were undertaken to the house in 1983, and the main roof was replaced. In 2012 the rear of the property was remodelled again.

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HOUSE, 32 CUREDALE STREET

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The 1926 weatherboard and iron house was demolished in 2005. A new house was built c2009/2010.

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In 1926/27, a ‘building’ was recorded in the Fremantle Rate Book as being owned and occupied by John Augustus Cook. At this time, the property was known as 46 Attfield Lane. Cook, who had retired from his property ‘Silverdale’ near Bibra Lake, continued to run a firewood business from his Fremantle property. The c. 1926 house was a single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a Zincalume gable roofed house. The roof extended onto the verandah which was supported by timber posts and was semi-enclosed (probably not original). The Cook family continued to own the property until 1976 when it was purchased by Main Roads for the Eastern Bypass, although it had been a rental property since the early 1950s. Main Roads continued to rent out the property until the mid-1990s. The property was demolished in 2005. A new house was built c2009/2010.

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SHED (DEMOLISHED), 38 CUREDALE STREET

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When originally added onto the MHI it was recorded that sewerage plans showed a dwelling on this lot in 1908, and that c1976 the original building was demolished. However, thorough research in 2010 showed that this is likely to be incorrect or mistaken information. [Some of the original information is the same as that for No. 30.] Research shows that the lot on Curedale Street between Grosvenor St and Lefroy Road remained undeveloped until 2007. A 1984 land use plan shows the site with one building near to Curedale Street and another, smaller, building near the eastern boundary of the lot towards the northern (Grosvenor Street) end, but set well back from the road. The occupants of the lot are noted as being Covich Contractors. In January 2007, approval was granted for the creation of 32 residential lots. At the time, approval was granted to demolish a c.1960s brick and tile residence which was the only house on the site. No outbuildings are noted on site at the time. Two diesel storage tanks were removed from the site in 2005.

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HOUSE, 6 CUREDALE STREET

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House, 6 Curedale Street, is a single storey stone and iron house dating from 1901. While the place has undergone alteration, is 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, 6 Curedale Street is a single storey rendered masonry and iron house constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate bullnose corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts set in a rendered masonry garden bed. The symmetrical front façade has a central front fitted with modern security screen door flanked on either side by timber framed double hung sash windows. There are two rendered corbelled chimneys evident. The house is situated at street level. There is a low level rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line.

History

The land on which Curedale Street and the Grosvenor Hospital are situated originally belonged to the Curedale family. George Curedale arrived in Fremantle as a convict on 1st January 1858. On 18 May 1881 George Curedale purchased 82 acres, about three kilometres from the centre of Fremantle, from Henry Maxwell Lefroy who had died two years previously. The property comprised four adjoining Cockburn Sound Location Lots and was located between the present Curedale Street, east to within 4.45 chains of Fifth Avenue and from South Street to Lefroy Street. Curedale developed the land as an orchard and vineyard. Having earned a living as ‘Fruiterer’ and then ‘Green-grocer’, George Curedale now described himself as ‘Vineyard Proprietor’ and there is evidence to show that he did import vines. The property was owned by the Curedales until 28 April 1887 when Lots 59, 60, 61 and 66 were transferred to George Alfred Davies (1846 – 1847) to clear George Curedale’s debts. George Curedale died of heart disease, on 15th August 1887. The adjoining Davies Street is named for the Davies family. Davies Street adjoins Curedale Street. The 1901/ 02 Rates Book refers to a cottage, and the post office directory lists the owner/occupant as Charles Heggarty who was there until c1910. The next long-term owner/occupant was Andrew G Urquart (c1935 to at least 1949). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full-length front verandah and a weatherboard bathroom and room at the back. There was a large galvanised iron outbuilding in the yard on the southern boundary fence. The house was originally number 18, and became number 6 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a simple hipped roof house with a full-length front verandah. The rear was extended between 1953 and 1965. Later aerial show the house was reroofed c2007.

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HOUSE, 14 DAVIES STREET

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House, 14 Davies Street is a single storey timber framed and flat fibrous sheeting (not original) clad walls and a Zincalume hipped roof house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts. There is a painted timber fence to the front boundary.

History

This Lot is recorded as Lot 32 & 33 of 59. Rates Books lists construction on Lot 33 in 1900. The first traceable resident is Hugh Patrick from 1905 to c1909. A long-term resident was Alfred Thomas Burgess (c1925-1940). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a weatherboard house with a verandah at the front and rear, and another weatherboard room and verandah beyond. The house is on a large lot. In 1948 alterations were made (extended at the rear). In 1978 a new residence numbered 14A was built on lot 32 (south of the original house), the carport of which abuts the original house. The roof was replaced around this time. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof line has been modified and a rear addition constructed.

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HOUSE, 2 DAVIES STREET

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House, 2 Davies Street is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards and fibre cement sheeting. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof. The asymmetrical front façade is blocked from view by a steel garden shed. There is a face brick chimney with chimney pot evident. The house is situated at street level.

History

The house is situated on Lot 39 of Cockburn Sound Location 59. The land was vacant in 1902/03 and owned by James Morfitt. In the following rate period of 1903/04 a cottage was built and the owner/occupier was Thomas Edward Morfitt, a labourer. Thomas Morfitt still resided in and owned the residence in 1945. By 1949 the owners were George James Morfitt and Robert Arthur Morfitt. George and James Morfitt were the occupants. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a very small weatherboard cottage. In November 1940, a weatherboard and asbestos addition was made to the north side of the cottage. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows that the house is now larger in footprint, and closer to the road, meaning it was also extended on the west side to more than double its original size. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that between 1985 and 1995 the house was reroofed.

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HOUSE, 22 DAVIES STREET

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House, 22 Davies 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, 22 Davies street is a single storey timber and iron residence. The walls are timber framed and weatherboard clad and the roof is hipped and clad with Zincalume. The roof has a brick chimney with corbelling and extends over the verandah which is supported by chamfered timber posts. There is a flat roof carport to the side of the house and a painted timber picket fence.

History

Rates Book record construction on Lot 28 of 59 in 1917/ 18. The occupant in 1920 was Martin Paul Clarke, a Marine Engineer, whose obituary in the "West Australian" on 22/12/1937 describes him as a well-known personality in Fremantle, who had lived there for 36 years. John Duncan is a later resident from 1937 until at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a small house with an outbuilding in the back yard on the north side of the lot. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that extensions were undertaken between 1985 and 1995 and again c2005.

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HOUSE, 24 DAVIES STREET

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House, 24 Davies Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1900. 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 late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 24 Davies Street is a single storey timber and zincalume constructed as a late Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and weatherboard clad. The hipped zincalume clad roof has two face brick chimneys with corbelling. The separate roof verandah is supported by chamfered timber posts. The central entrance door has a fanlight and is flanked by pairs of timber framed multi paned casement windows. There is a face brick wall with piers and metal infill.

History

Rates Book records a timber construction on Lot 27 of 59 in 1900. The first traceable resident is E. V. Wright (1906-c1920), Joseph McCracken (1925-1937) and John McIntosh (1940). In 1949 when post office directory records cease the occupant is L. G. McIntosh. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows an L-shaped weatherboard house with a verandah along the front and steps off a small back verandah to the yard, where there is a galvanised iron outbuilding, a fence dividing the yard in half, and another smaller outbuilding beyond. The 1948 aerial shows a square house suggesting some modifications had been made in the north-east corner. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that in the late 1990s the roof was replaced (it was originally red) and in 2001 the rear of the house was rebuilt with a long extension.

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HOUSE, 26 DAVIES STREET

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House, 26 Davies Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1900. 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. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

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House, 26 Davies Street is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. The symmetrical front façade has a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed double hung sash windows. The house is situated at street level. There is a low-level brick wall to the front boundary line. Proliferate vegetation makes further description difficult.

History

Cockburn Sound Location 61 on which 26 Davies Street is located was vacant in 1899 and owned by D G Logan. The following year a cottage had been built and was owned and occupied by Logan. In 1901/02 Alexander Scott Sutherland, a clerk, was the owner and occupier. Spencer Frederick Smith owned the house from 1912/13 until 1951/52. Smith lived in the house from 1910 up to 1951. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a weatherboard house with a full-length front verandah, and various galvanised iron outbuildings. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a slightly smaller house than the 1953 aerial, showing that the house was extended at the rear. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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Condition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only). Vegetation makes assessment difficult.

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HOUSE, 28 DAVIES STREET

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House, 28 Davies Street, is a single storey timber and tile house dating from 1900. 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. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

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House, 28 Davies Street is a single storey timber and tile house constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a separate tiled roof supported by timber posts. The symmetrical front façade has a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed casement windows. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket wall to the front boundary line.

History

Lot 25 was originally drawn as Loc 59 and later became Location 61. The land on which house 28 Davies Street is located was vacant in 1899 and owned by Robert Hancock, a labourer. In 1900 Hancock was living in a cottage on the land. The next recorded owner is George William Smith, a storeman, who also lived there in 1902/03. Merritt Plume Fowler owned and lived at 28 Davies Street from 1905 until 1949 when post office directory records cease. Sarah Ann Fowler is recorded as being the owner/occupier in 1951/52. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a small weatherboard house which had no front verandah, and two galvanised iron outbuildings in the south boundary fence in the back yard. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) does not include this part of Davies Street. The 1953 and 1965 aerials show a verandah along the front and a hipped roof, with a skillion behind. The roof is painted red. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that various galvanised iron outbuildings along the southern boundary fence. They were removed for a long-roofed structure c2008. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.

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

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HOUSE, 4 DAVIES STREET

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House, 4 Davies Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1903. While the place has undergone alteration, is has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area and its original form remains intact. 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 Davies Street is a single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad (probably not original boards) and a painted corrugated iron hipped roof house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts and there are additions at the rear of the house.

History

1902/ 03 Rates Books record a building on Lot 38 of 59. James H Smithers was the original occupant and was still residing there in up to at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a weatherboard house with a full-length front verandah. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a simple hipped roof and a skillion behind. A carport was added on the north side (left from the street front) c1986. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that there was an extension to the rear between 1985 and 1995 and part of the house was reroofed c2015.

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HOUSE, 6 DAVIES STREET

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House, 6 Davies Street is a single storey timber and tile house dating from 1900. While the place has undergone alteration, is 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, 6 Davies Street is a single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a tile gabled roof and brick chimney with corbelling house. The verandah which is supported by timber posts has been semi-enclosed. Visibility is difficult due to fencing and the mature plantings fronting the house.

History

The Rates Book record a timber, concrete and tile construction in 1900 on Lot 37 of 59. Thomas Buckemara is the first traceable resident (from 1903), although it is possible that the house was originally occupied by Robert G Forsyth. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a long narrow timber house with a verandah at the street front, an iron section at the back and some outbuildings in the yard. There is a further grouping of galvanised iron outbuildings along the back (east) boundary fence. F. R Webb is the resident in 1910, and then from c1925-c1935 Mrs Annie Webb is the main occupant. William Keenan is the occupant from c1940 until at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows the narrow house, which by 1953 has verandahs added along the street front and the whole north side. In 1973 a garage was added at the back of the house on the north side of the lot. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the house was extended to the rear (1980s).

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HOUSE, 8 DAVIES STREET

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House, 8 Davies Street is a single storey brick and iron house dating from 1902. While the place has undergone significant alteration, is 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 Davies Street is a single storey painted brick and Zincalume hipped roof and brick chimney residence. The symmetrically constructed house has a central entrance door flanked by two windows. The separate Zincalume clad roof verandah is supported by masonry pillars onto a low wall balustrade. There is a rendered masonry low wall and metal gate to the front boundary.

History

Rates Books record construction of a cottage on Lot 36 of 59 in 1902/ 03. The first traceable resident is Hassin Dicton from 1906 to c1915, followed by John Duncan (c1920-1935). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a square brick house with a full-length front and rear verandah. A galvanised iron building is attached on the back south corner, and there are central steps at the back leading down to the yard. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a square house with two hips and a chimney on the southern side. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof was originally painted red. It was replaced with Zincalume between 1995 and 1999, and the house was extended at the rear.

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HOUSE, 112 EDMUND STREET

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Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as a fine example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey stone 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 single faced stone and brick quoined and Colorbond hipped roof house. There is a bull nosed verandah supported by chamfered posts with cast iron brackets. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Edmund Street; 112, 117, 119, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139, 141, 149, 154, 155, 161, 162, 164, 167 & 169.

History

Edmund Street was named for Sir Edmund R Fremantle, a nephew of Sir Charles Fremantle the founder of the city. Edmund served with Sir Charles as Flag Lieutenant from 1858 – 1861. He died in 1929 at the age of 93. Edmund Street was gazetted on the 25 May 1922 and was previously known as Marmion Road. Cottage number 584 is located on this lot (Pt 6 of 39 CSL 7) in 1904/5. The owner was Emma Locke.

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