HOUSE, 52 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 52 Attfield Street, is a limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from 1893. 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. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

52 Attfield Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by square timber posts with a simple timber balustrade. The symmetrical front facade has a central front door and double hung sash windows. There are brick chimneys evident. The house is set well back and elevated from the street. A wide set of sweeping concrete steps lead up to the verandah level.
A new limestone and brick quoined garage with a corrugated iron roof has been constructed well forward of the house on the front boundary line.
This place contains a limestone feature.

History

House, 52 Attfield Street was formerly numbered 58 Attfield Street. Numbers changed in1935/36.
House, 52 Attfield was built in 1893 for the owner and occupant Duncan Jardine, a builder. It is recorded that Jardine was the contractor for James Gallop’s house on the corner of High and Parry Streets (now 160 High Street). It is likely that Jardine was the builder of this house.
He retained and occupied the house until at least 1909. In the 1920s and 1930s it was owned and occupied by Ethel Julia McCabe. In the 1940s and 1950s it was owned by Ethel Grace Young and occupied by her and her family members. Later owners were; William Arthur Quekett and Neil Young and David Douglas Sampson.
The 1908 sewerage plan of the site shows this stone house was located some distance from the street and was accessed by a central set of stairs to the front verandah. At the rear of the house was a timber addition and in the back yard were four galvanised iron sheds of various sizes.
A photograph of the house c.1980 shows that the house was in relatively good condition with a corrugated iron roof and partially rendered front façade. The verandah had been enclosed with a structure of asbestos and windows. The front stone fence was intact.
This place was included on the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80. (Classification Red: Significantly contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.)
In 1982, a new dining room, laundry and kitchen were added to the rear of the house and one of the rooms converted to a bathroom. This design, by the owner and builder, William Quekett was reflective of the original design features.
Photographs of the house in the 1990s show that the render has been removed from the front façade and verandah enclosure removed. A simple timber balustrade and verandah posts have been installed. Bricks quoins were evident around the doors and windows.

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

Creation Date

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