HOUSE, 55 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 55 Attfield Street is a limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from 1907/08. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of a substantial house in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

55 Attfield Street is a single storey limestone, brick and iron single room width cottage with an asymmetrical facade constructed in the Federation period. The walls are limestone with face brick quoins. The roof is gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The gable end is limestone with a timber finial and faces the street. The verandah has a corrugated iron bullnose roof supported on square timber posts with wrought iron brackets. There is a face brick and metal fence to the front boundary line.
No 55 and No 57 are twin cottages built on the same lot, but detached. Both cottages are built on opposite boundaries. The lane way between them provides access to the rear from Attfield Street. A ROW runs along the rear boundaries on the southern side of Attfield Street.

History

House, 55 Attfield Street was formerly 79 Attfield Street. Numbers changed in 1935/36.
House, 55 Attfield Street was built in 1907/08 for John Henry Payne and occupied by tenants. The 1908 sewerage plan of the house shows that it is identical to the adjacent property at 57 Attfield Street. They each have a verandah at the front and a timber addition at the rear. In the back yard is a brick closet. On approximately half the southern boundary of 57 Attfield Street is a stone wall.
Later owners were Christina Coultard and Thomas Davidson Lowes. Lowes owned and occupied the place until 1946/47. Ownership then transferred to Leslie and Leila Crockett who maintained a long occupancy until at least the early 1990s. Mr Crockett was born in Attfield Street, and moved to another house in the same street as a child. Upon his marriage he purchased the cottage at No 55 and lived there until his death at 81years. His widow has lived at this address for 61 years.
A photograph of the place in 1979/81 shows that the front verandah hd been extensively modified probably in the 1960s. The verandah roof is a flat concrete design and the verandah supports, balustrades and front fence are all of metal with wrought metal detailing.
This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Brown: "Positively contributing to the built environment")

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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