HOUSE, 70 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 70 Attfield Street, is a typical limestone and iron single storey house dating from 1891. 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.

Physical Description

70 Attfield Street is a single storey, limestone and iron house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The facade has a central front door with fanlight flanked either side by double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate bullnose corrugated iron roof and is supported by timber posts. There is a low limestone and iron wall to the front boundary. The house is set below the street level with central steps leading down to the verandah level.

History

Rates Book Information:
This house was formerly 116 Attfield street, renumbering occurred in 1934/35.
This house was built in 1891 for its owner and occupier Frederick Bates who was a railway employee and a boilermaker. In 1982, the owner and occupier was William George Anthony and in 2000 the owners were Graeme and Jill Fisher.

Heritage Files (blue)
Fremantle Society Classification
The 1908 sewerage plan for this site shows this stone house has a simple rectangular form with verandahs across the front and rear of the house. In the back yard was a large timber shed and a stone closet. A stone wall is present across the majority of the front property boundary.
Subsequent information from real estate articles indicates that the front verandah had been enclosed with a masonry walls which included windows. This enclosure was removed as part of a renovation during the 1990s. A new corrugated iron roof and ‘bullnosed’ verandah roof were added to the house. A masonry and metal r

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability).
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

Creation Date

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