HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 5 SILVER STREET

Statement of Significance

This property has historical interest only as the location of a now demolished heritage place. The existing development on the site has little significance.

Physical Description

Historic building / structures demolished.

History

This street was surveyed on the sub-division of a large block of land belonging to Sir Henry Briggs. The land was called Briggs Paddock and the speculation is that the streets were named after treasures such as silver, gold and coral, because in fact, the land was originally pure white sand covered with rushes, and held no mineral wealth. The eastern section of the street was called Stanley Street until 1952/53.

House, 5 Silver Street was built in 1901/02 for Charles Mitchell. Mitchell continued to own the property until c. 1910 although he did not live in it from c. 1905.

A sewerage diagram dated 1908 shows a very small weatherboard cottage located close to the front boundary. The house did not have a front verandah, but did have a full length rear verandah. A small galvanised iron building was located at the front of the property against the western boundary fence.

By 1920/21, Thomas Reardon was the owner. He leased it to a succession of tenants until 1935/36, when he was listed as the occupier. By 1940, ownership had passed to Madge Harper.

It is likely that Mrs Harper had the original cottage demolished and a new house built, as a sewerage diagram dated 1954 shows the lot as vacant land. At this time, there was a large asbestos garage on the site.

Mrs Harper retained ownership until c. 1990, at which time Thomas Harper was listed as the owner. During the time of Mrs Harper’s ownership, House, 5 Silver Street was leased to a number of tenants.

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.

By 2008, the 1950s house had been demolished and a modern house built in its place.

During the 2019 Annual Update of the Municipal Inventory and Heritage List the heritage significance of this place was reviewed and it was found that the heritage listing referred to a building or structure that had legally been demolished in the past. It also found that the existing buildings and structures on the site do meet the threshold for inclusion on the Heritage List.
On 25 July 2019 Fremantle Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Municipal Heritage Inventory category to Historic Record Only to record the earlier history of the site.

Archaeology

This property has been redeveloped since the heritage elements were demolished and it is unlikely that any significant undisturbed archaeological material remains on site.

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