HOUSE, 20 NELSON STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 20 Nelson Street, is a typical rendered brick and iron single storey house dating from 1927. 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 Interwar Bungalow style of architecture.

Physical Description

20 Nelson Street is a single storey, rendered masonry and iron house with an asymmetrical façade built in 1927 and designed as an example of the Interwar Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. There is a protruding front room with timber framed double casement windows and an awning clad in corrugated iron. The gable end has decorative timber features and small finial. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof and is supported by timber posts. Under the verandah is the front door with fanlight and a double casement window. There is a chimney pot evident. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket wall to the front boundary line.

History

This area of South Fremantle was subdivided by Henry Briggs in 1893. However, Nelson Street does not appear in Council records until 1898 and was not developed until c. 1900. House, 20 Nelson Street was built between 1922 and 1930. In 1930/31, the house was owned and occupied by Arthur Mayne. At this time, it was numbered 30 Nelson Street. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a brick house with a projecting front room to the west and a projecting half-length front verandah. The house had a rear verandah and there was a separate weatherboard building in the backyard, located against the eastern boundary fence. A galvanised iron garage was accessed off Silver Street. Arthur Mayne owned the house until the early 1960s, when it was sold to Antonio & Amelia Marchioli. This place was 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.

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).

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