Local Government
Shark Bay
Region
Gascoyne
25 Knight Tce Denham
in MI as 24 Knight Tce
Shark Bay
Gascoyne
Constructed from 1920
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 12 Dec 1997 | Category 3 |
Category 3 |
Ma Fletcher's Cottage has historic significance as one of the older remaining buildings in the town and for its association with Tas Fletcher, a local builder. The place, together with others in Knight Terrace, makes an important contribution to both the streetscape and the townscape of Denham given its prominent location, high integrity, simple form and scale and use of construction materials.
Prominently situated on the main street in Denham, Ma Fletcher's Cottage is set low off the road, but fronts almost onto the footpath. Originally a two-roomed cottage, the place has been extended to the rear. The timber framed building is clad with weatherboards and has a hipped corrugated iron roof. The weatherboards to the north elevation have been replaced with hardiplank. A separate asbestos verandah roof to the street elevation is supported on timber posts with decorative timber brackets. The verandah has fibro infill to I metre and lattice to the ends. The front facade is symmetrical with a window either side of a central doorway. Windows are timber framed and double hung with four panes. There is a lean-to at the rear. A low fibro fence with a central gateway separates the house from the street.
The house was originally owned by Tasman and Ines (Ma) Fletcher. Tas Fletcher, shipwright and carpenter, designed and built the house in the 1920s. He was also responsible for building the Old Hospital (Place No. 4) (Source: Max Hipkins & Associates, "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay", Department of Planning and Urban Development, 1991, p29.)
Integrity: High Degree
Good
Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
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Tas Fletcher | Architect | 1920 | - |
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay". p.29 | DPUD | 1991 |
Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
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1946 | Survey of the built environment at Shark Bay. | Report | 1988 |
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
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Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Other | ASBESTOS | Other Asbestos |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
PEOPLE | Local heroes & battlers |
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