HOUSE, 18 AMHERST STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

23225

Location

18 Amherst St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1901

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

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Category
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Statement of Significance

House, 18 Amherst Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1901. 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 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, 18 Amherst Street is a single storey timber and iron house designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber famed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The verandah has a separate dropped corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

Amherst Street was named after the Hon J. G. H. Amherst who was private secretary to the Governor, Sir Frederick Napier Broome, from 1885 to 1889. Lot number 1049 was owned and occupied by Herbert Chambers in 1909 and throughout the 1920s.

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).

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

08 Aug 2010

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Mar 2019

Disclaimer

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