HOUSE, 18 GOLD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 18 Gold Street, is an altered timber and tile single storey house dating from c1898. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

18 Gold Street is a later altered single storey timber and tile house constructed c1898 in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a separate tiled roof supported by timber posts enclosed with fibre cement sheeting balustrade and one section of lattice. The front door and one window are under the verandah. The asymmetrical front façade has a hexagonal shaped protruding front room. There is a chimney evident. The house is elevated from the street level. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

Gold Street was gazetted as George Street on 2 September 1904. The land formed a part of a large block owned by Henry Briggs, then President of the Legislative Council. George (Gold) Street was constructed in 1905 at a cost of ₤250. By 1908, a public reserve had been earmarked at the intersection of Francisco Street and George Street. George Street was renamed Gold Street in circa 1921. The majority of the housing stock in the street dates from the late 1890s and early 1900s.
House, 18 Gold Street had been built by 1900. In that year, it was owned by Benjamin Newey and occupied by Donald Stuart, a bookmaker. The rate book indicates that the Stuart family comprised two males and three females.
By 1904/05, the property was owned by Thomas Northrop and occupied by James Tilley, a clerk. By 1912, Thomas Northrop had moved into the house. He remained there until c. 1940, when it was bought by John Davidson.
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a weatherboard house a bay window to the east and a with full length front verandah. At the back of the house, there was another verandah and detached asbestos laundry. There was a large asbestos structure with verandah at the rear of the lot (along the eastern boundary) and a galvanised iron outbuilding against the western boundary. .
In the 1950s, it was owned by Roger Caulfield and then Arne Hanson. Then Hanson family continued to own House, 18 Gold Street until 1975, when it was bought by Walter Bell.
This place was 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

Medium degree of integrity (original intent mostly clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability).
Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

Uses

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