HOUSE, 58 CHESTER STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 58 Chester Street, is an altered masonry and tile single storey house dating from 1893. 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 South Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 58 Chester Street is a single storey rendered limestone and tile cottage with a symmetrical facade constructed 1893. The walls are painted and rendered limestone. There is a steeply pitched hipped roof with no eaves and clad with tiles which are not original. A brick chimney is intact.
The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. The verandah is under a continuous tiled roof with rendered columns between rendered balustrades. Alterations to the original house which appear to have been undertaken during the 1940s or 1950s include the replacement of the timber framed windows and the front verandah.
There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a garden area behind.


A Heritage Assessment was prepared in May 2010 by the City of Fremantle for a DA submission to Council for proposed alterations and single storey additions.

History

Lots 12, 13, 26, 70 and 75 were subdivided by John Chester, an early land owner in the area. From 1887 until about 1930, the area around Douro Road was known as Chesterfield. Chester Street was originally known as William Street; in 1901/02, the name was changed to Lloyd Street and from c. 1901, Chester Street.

In 1891, Lot 78 of Town Lot 12/13 (later 58 Chester Street) was vacant land owned by William Lambert. The following year, Lambert, a labourer, was recorded as living on the property in a tent. In 1893, Lambert had upgraded to a cottage of two rooms.

By 1898, the property was owned by S J Hill and occupied by Thomas Ismales, a labourer. In 1902/03, it was occupied by William Walker, a grocer.

A diagram dated c. 1900 shows House, 58 Chester Street as a small weatherboard cottage with a full length front verandah and a half-length rear verandah with a room to one side. The rear yard was fenced to provide two areas, with a well and pump in the yard the furthest from the h

Archaeology

House, 58 Chester Street, is a typical masonry and tile single storey house dating from 1893. 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 South Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent partially 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 fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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