Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
78 Attfield St South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1900
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Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 |
Level 3 |
Duplex, 78 & 80 Attfield Street, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey duplex pair dating from c 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.
Duplex, 78 & 80 Attfield Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron duplex pair with a symmetrical facade constructed in c1900 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls to no. 78 have been rendered and painted. The walls to no. 80 are limestone with brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron with no visible dividing wall between. There is a separate verandah with corrugated iron roof which is supported by pairs of round steel post to no. 78 and timber posts with have decorative brackets to no. 80. The duplexes are constructed on the front boundary with the verandah having a fibre cement infill balustrade to no. 78 and a simple timber balustrade to no. 80.
Attfield St is named after Dr George Attfield, Imperial Surgeon 1854-1879, who qualified in London in 1850. He attended Fremantle Gaol and was Superintendent at Fremantle Lunatic Asylum. Attfield married a daughter of Surveyor-General Roe. He died in Brighton UK c1923. The street was developed from the late 1890s, with the majority of the houses dating from the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Duplex, 78-80 Attfield Street was originally numbered 148-150 Attfield Street. Numbers changed in1935/36.
Mary Jones received the title to three lots in Attfield Street in March 1886, and by 1902, two semi-detached cottages had been built on Lot 3. In 1908, titles to all three lots were transferred to different members of her family. George, a labourer of Fremantle, received title to Lot 3.
In 1912, George sold the cottages to Ada Wood, who continued to lease them to tenants. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1910 shows a small weatherboard house with a full length verandah built to the street frontage. 78 Attfield Street had a weatherboard addition at the rear, and a separate weatherboard structure was located against the back fence. The house shared a wall with its neighbour, No. 80 Attfield Street. In 1952, Mate Silich and Marin Bavcevic bought the cottages. Eugenia Bavcevic was the owner of House, 78 Attfield Street 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.)
Medium degree of integrity (original intent mostly 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 assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Other Use | OTHER | Other |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Conjoined residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Conjoined residence |
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Victorian Georgian |
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Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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