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HOUSE, 17 BURT STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

20300
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Location

17 Burt St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1901, Constructed from 1902

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 2

Level 2

The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of considerable cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle and its conservation is a priority.

Statement of Significance

House, 17 Burt Street is a fine example of a stone residence representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The place contributes to a substantially intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetscape close to the centre of Fremantle.

Physical Description

House, 17 Burt Street: Single storey painted stone with painted brick quoining to the corners and window and door openings of the house. The hipped terracotta tiled (probably not original) roof has a chimney with corbelling extant, The verandah returns down the sides and there is a timber and wire fence extant.

History

Burt Street is likely named after Chief Justice Sir Archibald Paull Burt, who came to Fremantle in 1861 from the West Indies. His son, Septimus Burt, became the first Attorney-General under Responsible Government.
House, 17 Burt Street: Lot 7 of 864 was a vacant lot in 1900 owned by Walter Powell. In 1901/02 a cottage was built for J S Richards, an accountant by profession. John Ernest Gustafson occupied the house in 1905/06. He was a teacher at Fremantle Boys School. He was a prominent member of the community and campaigned for a dental clinic for underprivileged children that became known as the Gustafson dental clinic. He was also a councillor and an Australian and state champion bowler.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Pointed Brick
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

21 Feb 2020

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