HOUSE, 24 ARUNDEL STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 24 Arundel Street, is a typical rendered masonry and tile single storey house dating from pre-1898. 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 late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

24 Arundel Street is a single storey, rendered masonry and tile house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped and clad with blue coloured tiles. The facade has a central front door flanked either side by timber framed casement windows. The verandah has a separate gabled tiled roof and is supported by ionic columns on painted brick piers. There is a half height painted brick wall between the piers at the edge of the verandah and a low rendered masonry wall with decorative elements to the front boundary line.

History

There are two possible reasons for the naming of Arundel St. Edward George Fitzalan Howard, First Baron Howard of Glossop, 2nd son of the 13th Duke of Norfolk, was MP for Arundel in England from 1853-1868. Howard St joins Arundel St, both possibly named for him. The Surveyor Charles Wedge was employed by the Municipality in 1875. His wife was Frances Bethia (Fanny), nee Wrighte, and her father was Arundel Wrighte, a pioneer of Box Hill, Victoria.
24 Arundel Street has always been numbered thus; the renumbering of the street in 1935/36 did not affect this property.
This house was built prior to 1898, as it is shown on the sewerage plan of that date.
The later more detailed sewerage plan from 1908 shows that this cottage was constructed from stone and had a basement at the rear of the building. Within the lot at the rear of the property were a galvanised iron shed and a timber washhouse.
Some of the occupants as listed in the Post Office Directories included: (Robert H. Holmes of H. Bros and Co and Miss Jane Holmes 1897 - 1903) (Albert Tucksford 1904) (Cummins 1905 -1906) (George Smith 1907) (Mrs M Essex 1908 - 1915) (George M. Greenham 1916) (William Essex 1917), (William Essex and Mrs Ellen Bryan 1918) (Patrick Essex 1919) (George M. Greenham 1920 - 1923) (Mrs M Fogarty 1924 - 1930) (William Myers 1931 - 1932) (Mrs Elsie Webb 1932/3) (vacant 1934/5) (Thomas Mooney 1936) (E. Worthington 1937) (Eligo Miragliotto 1938 - 1949).
A photograph taken c. 1980 shows that the roof was tiled. The boundary fence on Arundel Street has two decorative metal inserts that do not appear to be original. At a higher level is the verandah wall with a brick capping and the verandah roof is supported on decorative piers.
Information from the City of Fremantle planning records indicate that a shed and garage was constructed on the property in 1983 and the bathroom and laundry were rebuilt in 1985.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

Uses

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