HOUSE, 130 HAMPTON ROAD

Statement of Significance

House, 130 Hampton Road, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from c 1890. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

130 Hampton Road is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house with a symmetrical facade built 1890 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with fanlight and double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron bullnose roof supported on timber posts with a simple timber balustrade. There is a rendered masonry corbelled chimney evident. The house is built on the front boundary line.

History

Hampton Road was originally called Prison Road. It derives its name from John Stephen Hampton (1810-1869), the Governor of WA from 1862-68. He was previously Comptroller of Convicts in Tasmania. His son, G. E. Hampton, was Acting Comptroller-General of the Fremantle Convict Establishment.
House, 130 Hampton Road was built in 1889/90 for William Smith. It was described in the rate book for that year as a cottage of three rooms. D Jardine, a builder, was listed as the occupant in 1891/92.
By 1893, William Smith, a shoemaker, was living in the house himself. This continued to be the case until the early 1920s, when the property was sold to Ernest Betts.
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1915 shows a roughly square stone house with a full length front verandah to the street boundary. There was no rear verandah. There was a well and toilet in the backyard.
Between c. 1930 and c. 1945, House, 130 Hampton Road was owned by Thomas Wilson. After his death in the mid-1930s, Hannah Wilson was listed as the occupant of the house.
Jean Whittaker bought the property c. 1945 and leased it to a tenant. The house changed hands several times in the early 1950s, before being purchased by G Paratore, who owned it until at least 1960.
This place was included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle.

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).

Uses

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