HOUSE, 3 COMMERCIAL ROAD

Statement of Significance

House, 3 Commercial Road, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1896. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 3 Commercial Road is a single storey, single room width, timber framed and iron house with asymmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with cedar weatherboards and fibre cement sheeting. The roof is gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts and continues around one side of the building. There is a face brick chimney evident. There is a low level painted brick wall to the front boundary line. Vegetation makes further description difficult.

History

The land along Commercial Road was subdivided by Mesrs Davies, Chamberlain and Wray in 1895. In 1896, George William Hill built a two-room cottage for himself, which he extended to a three-room cottage the following year. Hill is recorded as a saddler. He continued to own the place until 1908, although he rented it out to first John Patterson (1902-1904) and then William Nichols (1904-1908). A 1913 plan shows the cottage as a long narrow timber building with verandahs across its front and rear elevations.

A 1993 photographs show the place with its front verandah entirely enclosed with what appears to be masonry, including rough rendered pillars, a single-pane timber door, and a long narrow window across the width of the front. The gable end has faux-brick cladding. The skillion verandah has short-sheeted cgi. A c1960s photo appears to show the place with the front enclosure as described for 1993 above.

A photograph from April 1996 shows the place transformed. The enclosure of t

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 fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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