Residence, 58 Duke Street.

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 58 Duke Street is a single storey warehouse constructed in brick with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place.
The place has some heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Warehouse modified to accommodate a residence. It retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 58 Duke Street has considerable aesthetic value as a Federation Warehouse modified to accommodate a residence. It retains all the characteristics of the period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 58 Duke Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
No 58 Duke Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

The Old Bakery is a single storey rubble limestone and red brick masonry structure with a hipped roof of corrugated iron, in an essentially utilitarian design. It is a reminder of the former way of life in suburban East Fremantle when bread was made locally by a number of small bakeries and delivered door-to-door and demonstrates the development of East Fremantle as it was one of the original commercial premises in the area. It contributes to the streetscape and is part of a collection of heritage places in East Fremantle.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

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