HOUSE, 19 SOUTH STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 19 South Street, is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey house dating from c1898. 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

19 South Street is a single storey, brick and iron house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered/painted brick. The roof is pitched and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with side and fanlights and double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported on cement/concrete posts. There is a rendered corbelled chimney evident. There is a brick wall on the front boundary line.

History

House, 19 South Street was built prior to 1900. In 1901/02, the cottage was owned by James Stokes and occupied by Robert Davidson, a warehouseman. Robert McGregor lived in the house in 1905; Jas Farrell in 1915.

By 1930/31, House, 19 South Street was owned by Agnes Anderson. Alexander Anderson was listed as the occupant in the rate books. At this time, it was numbered 63 South Street.

Ivan Katnic was the owner and occupier in the 1950s.

A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a rectangular brick house with a full length front verandah with a centrally located front path. Another path led from the street down the western side of the house to the short back verandah and an outbuilding at the back of the yard.

By the early 1960s, ownership had been transferred to Ursula Katnic and was a rental property. In 1981, House, 19 South Street was owned by the Zuino family.

This place was included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent mostly 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 good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

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