LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 25 HERBERT STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

Limestone walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. The use of limestone is part of the Fremantle landscape and gives the City coherence and character. Most of the limestone in small walls came from local quarries.

Physical Description

High level random rubble limestone wall along the front boundary line.

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, 25 Herbert Street was constructed at some stage between 1935/36 and 1939/40. The house is shown on a 1939 plan as a brick house with a side verandah extending half the length of the southern elevation, and a full length enclosed lean-to at the rear.

Ronald H Bowker was recorded as being the occupier of the brick house in 1941/42. Records indicate that the Bowker family owned the property and rented it out for a number of years from the mid-1940s. The Bowker family retained ownership of the property until the early 1960s. The place has had a number of owners since that time.

This place was identified in the "Heritage Report on: 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986.
Limestone walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. The use of limestone is part of the Fremantle landscape and gives the City coherence and character. Most of the limestone in small walls came from local quarries. It is not known how old this particular wall is.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity.
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

Creation Date

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