LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 91 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

Limestone walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. The use of limestone is part of the Fremantle landscape and gives the City coherence and character.

Physical Description

A limestone wall

History

Attfield St is named after Dr George Attfield, Imperial Surgeon 1854-1879, who qualified in London in 1850. He attended Fremantle Gaol and was Superintendent at Fremantle Lunatic Asylum. Attfield married a daughter of Surveyor-General Roe. He died in Brighton UK c1923. The street was developed from the late 1890s, with the majority of the houses dating from the first two decades of the twentieth century.
House, 91 Attfield Street was built between 1912 and 1922. In 1922, the cottage was owned by George Teede and occupied by Frederick Feltham.
Margaret Teede was listed as the owner and occupier in 1922, and Mildred Teede in 1932. between c. 1940 and c. 1960, Lionel Smirk was the owner of the cottage. He also lived in it for many years.
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a weatherboard residence with full length front and rear verandahs. There was a small weatherboard addition adjoining the northern side of the house and a weatherboard garage against the back fence, accessed down the southern side of the lot.
House, 91 Attfield Street has had a number of owners since the early 1970s.
This place contains a limestone feature. Walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. Retaining walls and foundations were most often of the local limestone either quarried on site or transported from the nearby quarries.
This place was identified in the "Heritage Report on 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986.

Condition

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

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Last Update

Disclaimer

This data is provided by the City of Fremantle. While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, the City of Fremantle makes no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaims all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which you might incur as a result of the data being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason. Under no circumstances should this data be used to carry out any work without first contacting the City of Fremantle for the appropriate confirmation and approval.