HOUSE & LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 113 HAMPTON ROAD

Statement of Significance

House, 113 Hampton Road, is a typical masonry and tile single storey house dating from c 1939. 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 Inter War California Bungalow style of architecture.

Physical Description

113 Hampton Road is a single storey, masonry and tile house with a symmetrical façade built 1939 and designed as an example of the Inter War Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are masonry. The roof is pitched and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a broken back tiled roof and is supported by cement columns. There is a rendered chimney evident. There is a high rendered masonry and timber wall to the front boundary line together with proliferate foliage making further description difficult. This place contains a limestone feature.

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, 113 Hampton Road was built in 1939 for James Kirk. The plans were drawn up by Fremantle architects, Allen and Nicholas, and the estimated cost was £600.
There had been a cottage on the lot prior to this, which was built c. 1900 for Annie and Richard Taylor. Richard was a traffic inspector. A Metropolitan Sewerage diagram dated c. 1910 shows the lot as vacant land, with a substantial fence running between 111 and 113 Hampton Road (for about half the length of the lot), across the front of 113 and extending across the front of 115 Hampton Road. The lot at No. 113 appears to have been a horse paddock associated with the stables at the rear of No. 115 Hampton Road.
James Kirk owned the cottage until the late 1950s. By 1960, the house was owned and occupied by Stella Mills. The Mills family still owned the cottage in 1981.
This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Red: "Significantly contributing to the unique character of Fremantle")
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. It is not known how old this particular wall is.

Integrity/Authenticity

There is a high rendered masonry and timber wall to the front boundary line together with proliferate foliage making further description difficult.

Condition

There is a high rendered masonry and timber wall to the front boundary line together with proliferate foliage making further description difficult.

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