HOUSE, 70 AMHERST STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 70 Amherst Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1904. 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.

Physical Description

House, 70 Amherst Street is a single storey timber and iron house designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron/zincalume. There is a chimney with two chimney pots evident. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with fanlight flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The verandah has a separate dropped corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line. A new construction/addition at the rear is currently (2010) underway.

History

Amherst Street was named after the Hon J. G. H. Amherst who was private secretary to the Governor, Sir Frederick Napier Broome, from 1885 to 1889.
From 1900 to 1904 the land that house 70 Amherst Street is located on was vacant government owned land and was known as Lot 1296. By 1904 a cottage had been built on the land for the government. The cottage was owned by the government until 1912.
The first tenant to occupy the premises was Charles Edward Bishop, a labourer, who lived there until 1921. Bishop bought the cottage off the government. The next recorded owner is Miss Esme Bishop who rented the cottage to a Richard O’Donnell. O’Donnell lived on the premises from 1930 until 1941. Florence Esme Johnson purchased the property from Esme Bishop in c.1940 and then moved in to the house in 1951 and was still living there five years later. 1n 1994 the house still had the original shed located in the backyard.
The house was initially numbered 28 Amherst Street and was renumbered 40

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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