HOUSE, 95 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 95 Attfield Street, is a limestone and tile single storey house 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 South Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the South Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 95 Attfield Street is a single storey, limestone and tile house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with rendered quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with fanlight flanked on either side by timber framed double hung sash windows with double hung sash side lights. The verandah has a continuous tiled roof supported on Corinthian style masonry columns. There is a face brick chimney evident. There is a low level rendered masonry wall supporting a creeper to the front boundary line.

History

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.
House, 95 Attfield Street was built between 1895 and 1901. In 1901/02, the cottage was owned by W Daniel and occupied by John Swain. By 1930/31, House, 95 Attfield Street was owned by Minnie Grosvenor and occupied by William Thomson. At this time, its street address was 159 Attfield Street. In the early 1950s, Minnie Grosvenor sold the property to Antonio and Antionetta Corbo, who owned the house until at least the mid-1960s.
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a brick house with a full length front verandah and a weatherboard addition at the rear. A stone fence ran the length of the southern boundary, along Gold Street.
This place was included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent 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

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