HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 2 LEFROY ROAD

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

21135

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Location

2 Lefroy Rd South Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

1995

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	YES	25 Jul 2019	Historical Record Only	Historical Record Only The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of historical interest. The information is retained in the database purely for historical record keeping.
Municipal Inventory	YES	16 Feb 2009	South Fremantle Precinct	South Fremantle Precinct Precinct Management - South Fremantle This place is located within the boundaries of the South Fremantle precinct which has been included on the City of Fremantle's Municipal Heritage Inventory. Any proposed development must be carried out in accordance with the heritage conservation policies adopted for the precinct. These include: Demolition Control All extant buildings and structures located in the precinct and identified on the MI or on any other heritage register should not be demolished. They should be conserved in accordance with the principles of the Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS for the conservation of places of cultural significance). Conservation of Significant Streetscapes The conservation of all individual places in the precinct should be considered in the context of the character of the surrounding heritage precinct and significant streetscapes should be conserved and protected. Original significant buildings which contribute to the streetscape should be retained and restored. New buildings should be sympathetic to the traditional street pattern in terms of form, scale and proportion. Conservation of Significant Buildings Significant buildings or places may be extended or adapted, however the original significant building or place should remain the dominant feature on the site when viewed from the street. Significant or original fabric should be retained and conserved wherever possible. In the event of a change of use, the new use should be appropriate to the significance of the place. Conservation of Significant Landscape Significant landscape areas or elements should be retained and conserved. Traditional gardens and trees should be retained wherever possible and new landscape elements should reinforce the traditional planting patterns of the area wherever possible. Where new development is permitted to occur, mature trees should be retained wherever possible.

Statement of Significance

This property has historical interest only as the location of a now demolished heritage place. The existing development on the site has little significance.

Physical Description

Historic building / structures demolished.

History

Lefroy Road forms the northern boundary of the Lefroy Estate, which extended as far south at Lloyd Street. H Maxwell Lefroy was Comptroller (Superintendent) of the Fremantle Prison from 1859-1876. The portion of the street between South Terrace and Attfield Street was previously called Trinity Street (1908/09), then Sinclair St (1909/10).

House, 2 Lefroy Road was built c. 1900 for owner John Cook, a loamer. Henry Clemens owned the property between c. 1905 and c. 1910 and it was occupied by tenants during this time. A diagram dated c. 1905 shows House, 2 Lefroy Road as a relatively large house, comprising of a stone section at the front and a large weatherboard section at the rear. The house had a full length front verandah. A weatherboard stable was located at the rear of the property at this time.

Jane Ramsay was the registered owner of the property from c. 1915 to 1944/45. It was occupied by a succession of tenants during this time, including Romily Hall, Emily Hall (later Tonkin), Thomas Willoughby, Margaret Aitken, Henry Bedbow and William Bateman.

House, 2 Lefroy Road was owned by Anthony Stella for a few years, before being sold to long-term owner and occupant Lucia Vinci. The Vinci family continued to own the property until c. 1995. It is not known when the house was demolished.

Houses 2, 17 & 19 Lefroy Road & 22-24 McLaren had the same façade – the detailing to the verandah (columns supported on low wall) and the low wall to street frontage are identical.

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.

By 1995, the house had been demolished and replaced with a single storey brick and tile house.

During the 2019 Annual Update of the Municipal Inventory and Heritage List the heritage significance of this place was reviewed and it was found that the heritage listing referred to a building or structure that had legally been demolished in the past. It also found that the existing buildings and structures on the site do meet the threshold for inclusion on the Heritage List.
On 25 July 2019 Fremantle Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Municipal Heritage Inventory category to Historic Record Only to record the earlier history of the site.

Archaeology

This property has been redeveloped since the heritage elements were demolished and it is unlikely that any significant undisturbed archaeological material remains on site.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

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Approved

Last Update

01 Aug 2021

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