HOUSE, 10 HEVRON STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 10 Hevron Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottage 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 North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 10 Hevron Street, is a single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted weatherboards. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The verandah is under a broken back corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. The front elevation is symmetrical. Originally there would have been two timber sash windows either side of the central front door.

History

The original parcel of land that became Hevron Street formed part of Lot P 52, a two acre lot granted to William Ralph Yesrige, a Pensioner Guard. The land remained undeveloped until it was subdivided by John Allen, Frederick Mason and a Mr Davies c. 1890. Ambrose James Hevron purchased an allotment in 1894, as did Robert Payne. By 1897 the land had been partially developed, with four cottages on the left hand side and six cottages on the right hand side of the street, which was originally named Frederick Street. The street was officially renamed Hevron Street on 19 January, 1923. From its establishment, Hevron Street developed as a primarily residential area. Following World War II, the area saw an influx of migrants, especially of Portuguese and Italian origin. By 1895, there was a three roomed cottage on Lot 4 of P52. According to a local source, the cottage had been relocated from the western side of the railway by Robert Payne, an engine driver. Robert Payne had been born in England in 1852 and married Margaret Gamble in 1874. They both arrived in Fremantle on the Oriana in 1888 and lived elsewhere in North Fremantle before living at 10 Hevron Street, where they had 11 children. Robert Payne died in 1923, and Margaret died on 9 April 1935. Following Margaret’s death, the property passed to their daughter, Doris May, and her husband Harold A. Luce. The Luces lived there until the early 1960s. A 1939 plan shows 10 Hevron Street as being weatherboard, slightly offset from the line of the front boundary. It had full length front and rear verandahs. This place was included in the "North Fremantle Heritage Study", prepared by Craig Burton, for the City of Fremantle, June 1994.

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).

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