HOUSE, 263 SOUTH STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22665

Location

263 South St Beaconsfield

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1924

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
(no listings)

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a zincalume gable roofed house. The roof has a brick chimney with corbelling and extends over the verandah which is supported by timber posts with timber balustrades. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of South Street 282, 263, 278 & 286.

History

Lot 63 of 71 is recorded with a residence in 1924/5. (Fremantle Rate Book records).

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
MI not adopted -

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Zincalume

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

14 Jan 2003

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Feb 2020

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