Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
62 South St South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1893
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Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 |
House, 62 South Street, is a single storey limestone and iron house dating from the 1893. 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 close to the centre of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place is a modest example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.
House, 62 South Street, is a single storey, limestone and Colorbond house designed in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with Colorbond. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The verandah has a separate dropped roof supported by timber posts. There is a limestone fence to the front boundary line.
This limestone workers cottage was erected c. 1893, according to a local estate agent. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Red: "Significantly contributing to the unique character of Fremantle")
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 assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Victorian Georgian |
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Wall | STONE | Limestone |
Roof | METAL | Other Metal |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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