HOUSE,1 JENKIN STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 1 Jenkin Street, is a rendered masonry and iron single storey house dating from 1900. 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 an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

Single storey rendered masonry and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate iron roof. There is a rendered masonry and timber lattice fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind. The fence obscures the view to the house.

History

Jenkin Street was originally named By-the-Sea Road. It was renamed in 1909/10 for Reverend J G Jenkin of the South Fremantle Methodist Church.

House, 1 Jenkin Street was built c. 1900. In 1900, William Brown, a lighthouse keeper, was listed as the owner and occupant of the cottage. By 1905/06, the cottage was owned and occupied by Dorothy Honeybone. Captain Frank Biddles owned the property from c. 1910 to c. 1915, during which time it was a rental property.

By 1920, House, 1 Jenkin Street was owned and occupied by Harry Smith. Jane Gunton was the owner between c. 1930 and c. 1935. Alice Henderson and Thomas Slavin were two of the tenants during this time.

Circa 1940, the property was purchased by Thomas Askevold. From the early 1950s to 1975, Ella Askevold was listed as the owner and occupant. The property changed hands several times in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A diagram dated 1954 shows House, 1 Jenkin Street as a large brick house the full width of the block, with a full length front verandah and numerous weatherboard buildings at the rear of the house and in the back yard, many connected by paving.

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) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Unable to be assessed from street

Condition

Unable to be assessed from street

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