HOUSE, 12 JACKSON STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 12 Jackson Street, is a typical weatherboard and tile single storey cottage dating from the 1890s. 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 simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 12 Jackson Street, is a single storey weatherboard and tile cottage with symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboard. There is a brick chimney with a simple brick corbel course.
Roof is hipped tiles with no eaves. Verandah is under a separate tiled roof. Verandah is supported by rendered columns on rendered brick bases. The verandah has a rendered brick infill balustrade. Front elevation is symmetrical with two timber framed sash windows and a central front door.This place contains a limestone feature. This feature is the limestone front foundation wall upon which stands new limestone blocks and a timber picket fence.

History

Jackson Street was originally part of Lot P47, which was granted to Pensioner Guard George Costigan in 1884. The land was transferred to James Roe (Perth Journalist), then to George Frederick Gallop (Fremantle Clerk) before being purchased by a group of gentlemen in 1897. William Edward Marmion, James Grave, Edward Keane, Edmund Gilyard Lacey and Frederick Charles Monger immediately subdivided the land for residential development and the lots were gradually taken up between 1897 and 1913. The origin of the name Jackson Street is not known.

Jackson Street was developed as a short street running east-west between Pearse Street and Queen Victoria Street (near the present junction with Stirling Highway). The houses built in Jackson Street were generally modest brick, stone or timber cottages for people working in the area. Many of the houses were investment properties leased to tenants. With the development and expansion of Fremantle Port, the zoning for the area changed from residential to general industrial purposes. In 2004, Jackson Street continues to be a residential street with most homes occupied by their owners.

The weatherboard and iron cottage at 12 Jackson Street was built between 1897 and 1913 for an unidentified owner. The lot was originally part of a larger landholding owned by jeweller and developer, Frederick Mason, who subdivided the land for residential purposes in 1892. Mason retained ownership in 1895, when it was still vacant land.

In 1921, the cottage was owned and occupied by Frederick Martin. The property was transferred to Richard Herd in 1923 and he owned and occupied it until 1935. Sometime prior to 1955, Richard Herd died and the property was transferred to Alice Mary Herd. She occupied the cottage until 1961.

In 1913, the cottage had a simple verandah across the rear of the building. By 1940 this had been altered to comprise an extension of the main building and a verandah across half of the rear building. Several weatherboard structures occupied the rear of the property. By 1978, the front verandah of the cottage had been enclosed with a low brick wall. An asbestos fence marked the front boundary of the property. This has since been replaced with limestone blocks on top of an original low limestone wall and timber pickets. In 2016, the property is used as a residence.

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) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, some reversible but unsympathetic alterations).
Medium degree of authenticity with some fabric not original.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

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