HOUSE, 8 NELSON STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 8 Nelson Street, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from 1898. 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

8 Nelson Street is a single storey, limestone, brick iron and tile house with a symmetrical façade built in 1898 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with sidelights and double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron bullnose roof supported on chamfered timber posts. There is a rendered masonry 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, 8 Nelson Street was built c. 1898. In 1901, the cottage was owned and occupied by Edward Fuller. A sewerage diagram dated 1908 shows House, 8 Nelson Street as a large brick house with a full length front verandah. The front of the house was divided from the street with a substantial fence (possibly limestone). The rear of the house formed a short L-shape, with the crook enclosed with a verandah and weatherboard room. To the rear was a large galvanised iron bath and wash house, set against the eastern boundary. The rear of the yard was fenced into several sections, indicating garden beds, the keeping of livestock, or both. The plan form of the house was identical to that at No. 6 Nelson Street. In the 1930s and 1940s, House, 8 Nelson Street was owned by Sydney Dixon and occupied by James and then John McCarthy. A Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows that the house was not changed substantially in the intervening years. However, the backyard was no longer set out in sections and two outbuildings had been built at the back of the lot (facing Silver Street) – one weatherboard with a fenced area attached (possibly a chook run) and the other galvanised iron (possibly a garage). Fillipe Galipo owned the house in the 1950s and 1960s, and in 1981, House, 8 Nelson Street was owned by the Farrar family. 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).

Uses

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