HOUSE, 131 HAMPTON ROAD

Statement of Significance

House, 131 Hampton Road, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from c 1892. 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 an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

131 Hampton Road is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house with a symmetrical facade built c.1892 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with sidelights. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported on timber posts. There is a rendered corbelled chimney evident. There is a high brick wall to the front boundary line making further description difficult.

History

Hampton Road was originally called Prison Road. It derives its name from John Stephen Hampton (1810-1869), the Governor of WA from 1862-68. He was previously Comptroller of Convicts in Tasmania. His son, G. E. Hampton, was Acting Comptroller-General of the Fremantle Convict Establishment.
House, 131 Hampton Road was built c. 1892 for Jessie Dixon. Jessie was the daughter of retired pensioner guard, Edward Vagg, who owned the house at 133 Hampton Road and subdivided his property to allow Jessie to build her own house next door.
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1910 shows a stone house with full length front and rear verandahs. The front yard was fenced between the house and the street (as was the house next door at 133 Hampton Road). The backyards of 131 and 133 Hampton Road formed a large paddock with a well. There was a galvanised iron stable against the back boundary.
Jessie Dixon was the registered owner and occupier of the cottage until c. 1940, when ownership was transferred to John Dixon. John Dixon was still the owner and occupier in the 1960s, but by 1981, House, 131 Hampton Road was owned by the Ablett family.
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.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

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