HOUSE, 88 THOMPSON ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 88 Thompson Road, is a limestone and iron two storey house dating from the early 1900s. The place has high aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area, and as a landmark building. It is historically significant as a representation of two storey houses in the North Fremantle area. There place has rarity value for surviving surrounding new development. It is a very good, late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 88 Thompson Road, is a two storey stone, brick and iron cottage with asymmetrical façade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Walls are limestone with red face brick quoins and reveals. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The two storey verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof. The verandah is supported by square timber posts and there is a lattice balustrade to the upper level. The front elevation is asymmetrical. There is a protruding room to both upper and lower floors and the verandah running off the protruding room. There is a timber post and mesh link fence to the front boundary and an unpainted picket pence to the side boundary on Christina Parade. The rear has a skillion roofed two storey timber clad addition. There is a single story limestone and brick skillion roof outbuilding on the Christina Parade boundary line. The lot extends through to Lime Street where there is a steel shed.
Includes: Limestone Feature(s) and Heteroophylla (Tuart tree)

History

Thompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s.

House, 88 Thompson Road was built c. 1905 for the Bailey family, who were listed as living there in 1907. By 1921/22, Naomi Bailey owned the eleven roomed brick house, which was let to Henrietta Bishop. At some time prior to 1928, Frederick Povey purchased the property, but by 1929 had sold it to Lillian Clark. By 1955, the place was owned by Florence Hayward and Erland Ekholm, who retained ownership until at least the early 1980s.

A 1939 diagram shows House, 88 Thompson Road as a brick house with a half length front verandah and a full length rear verandah. The rear of the long back yard was noted on the plan as 'limestone'.

This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

As at June 2016 the place stands out for being a substantial two storey 1905 limestone house in North Fremantle; an area where most residences are modest workers' cottages. It is in an area of mostly recently built, substantial, two storey houses.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored).
High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining.
(These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

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