HOUSE, 8 SHEEDY STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 8 Sheedy Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1900. 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

Single storey rendered masonry and tile cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted brick. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with tiles. The verandah is under separate corrugated iron bullnose roof with octagonal plaster columns. The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. There is arendered masonry and metal fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

Sheedy Street was originally part of Wardie Street. The name was changed in 1982 in honour of a family that lived at 9 Sheedy Street between c. 1890 and c. 1990.

House, 8 Sheedy Street was built in 1900 for owner David McArthur, a blacksmith. McArthur retained ownership until c. 1920, although he did not move into the house himself until 1911/12. (Florence McArthur was listed as the owner and occupant in 1916/17.)

House, 8 Sheedy Street was bought by the War Service Homes Board in 1919/20 and was occupied by Joshua Dixon. In 1934/35, the house was owned by Albert and Mary Watson, who had purchased it from John and Eunice Anderson in that year. In the mid-1950s, the property was owned by F & Marlow. Gaetano and Olimpia Oteri owned the house from 1968 to 1974.

A diagram dated 1954 shows a brick house with another brick section under a separate roof at the rear. The was also a ‘T’ shaped back verandah linking an external galvanised iron building to the main house. A laundry was

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 good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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