HOUSE, 3 BELMONT STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 3 Belmont Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from 1920. 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 South Fremantle area. The place is a very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 3 Belmont Street is a single storey brick and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are face red brick. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof with square timber posts. The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. A face brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket and rendered masonry fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind. A face red brick single car garage with a gabled roof has been constructed to the side of the house.

History

House, 3 Belmont Street is located on Lots 91 and 92 of Town Lot 19. It was built c. 1920 on the site of an earlier cottage, which was built in the early 1890s.
In 1894, a cottage of two rooms (Lot 92) was listed as being owned by Captain George Ferguson. The cottage was occupied by Maurice Stephane, a blacksmith. Captain Ferguson was listed as being resident there in 1897. Lot 91 remained vacant.
By 1901, the property was owned by Captain Francis Piggott and occupied by Mrs William Piggott. By 1916, there was a stable on Lot 92 and Lot 91 was still vacant. At this time, the property was owned by the Ross family.
In 1919/20, the property was purchased by George David Finlay. The two lots were to be assessed as one – both were noted as vacant in 1919. A new timber and iron cottage was built c. 1920 for Finlay at a cost of ₤478.
Finlay retained ownership until 1940/41, although it was used as a rental property in the mid-1920s.
A sewerage diagram dated 1954 shows House, 3 Belmont Street as a large brick house with a full-length front verandah and centrally located front path leading from the street. An asbestos sleep-out was across the full length of the rear of the house, with a verandah and weatherboard building (presumably the laundry) behind. Several galvanised iron sheds were located against the back fence.
This place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. It was also 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

Historic Themes

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