HOUSE, 14 HERBERT STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 14 Herbert Street, is a typical stone and iron single storey cottage dating from the early 1900s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area. The place is a late and simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 14 Herbert Street, is a single storey stone and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with brick quoins and reveals. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof, supported by heavy chamfered timber posts. The front elevation is symmetrical with two timber sash windows and a central front door. There is a new low limestone wall with pillars to the front boundary line. A freestanding steel and iron carport has been added to one side. Aerial view shows additions to the rear as the roof is not a typical form of the original era.

History

Originally known as Mary Street, the majority of Herbert Street was developed between 1900 and 1910 (predominantly brick and stone houses), although some lots remained vacant until the immediate post-World War Two period (predominantly weatherboard houses). The street accommodated a mixture of owner/occupier residences and rental properties. Mary Street was gazetted as a public highway in 1905 and the name was changed to Herbert Street in 1922/23.

House, 14 Herbert Street was constructed at some time prior to 1907 for Charles Marquand. The Marquand family continued to own the property until the mid-1940s. Rate records indicate that alterations were undertaken in 1931, when the entry changed from a five room stone cottage to a four room stone house. George and Mary Brough owned and lived in the property from the mid-1940s until the early 1960s. The place has had a number of owner/occupiers since that time.

A 1939 map shows 14 Herbert Street as being a large house with a full length front verandah and small lean-tos at the rear. A path led from the street to the centrally located front entrance.

This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored).
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

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