HOUSE, 11 JACKSON STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 11 Jackson Street, is a typical rendered brick and iron single storey cottage with modifications dating from the 1910s-1920s. 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.

Physical Description

House, 11 Jackson Street, is a single storey rendered brick and iron cottage with an asymmetrical facade designed with very basic elements of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. Walls are painted and rendered brick. The front facade has a protruding gable roofed section with a single timber framed sash window, and a recessed section with a timber framed sash window and a front door. Roof is gabled and hipped corrugated iron. The verandah is under a corrugated iron roof and runs along half of the front facade. Verandah is supported by painted and rendered brick piers. The gable roof to the street is glazed. Aerial photos show roof modifications extending the length of the house.

History

Jackson Street was originally part of Lot P47, which was granted to Pensioner Guard George Costigan in 1884. The land was transferred to James Roe (Perth Journalist), then to George Frederick Gallop (Fremantle Clerk) before being purchased by a group of gentlemen in 1897. William Edward Marmion, James Grave, Edward Keane, Edmund Gilyard Lacey and Frederick Charles Monger immediately subdivided the land for residential development and the lots were gradually taken up between 1897 and 1913. The origin of the name Jackson Street is not known. Jackson Street was developed as a short street running east-west between Pearse Street and Queen Victoria Street (near the present junction with Stirling Highway). The houses built in Jackson Street were generally modest brick, stone or timber cottages for people working in the area. Many of the houses were investment properties leased to tenants. With the development and expansion of Fremantle Port, the zoning for the area changed from residential to general industrial purposes. In 2004, Jackson Street continues to be a residential street with most homes occupied by their owners. A brick and tile cottage was built at 11 Jackson Street between 1913 and 1921 for an unidentified owner. The lot was originally part of a larger landholding owned by jeweller and developer, Frederick Mason, who subdivided the land for residential purposes in 1892. Mason retained ownership in 1895, when it was still vacant land. Between 1921 and 1935, the five-roomed cottage was owned and occupied by Horace Gray. Between 1955 and 1961, Antonio and Orsola Travaglione owned the cottage and Antonio Travaglione occupied it. By 1940, the cottage had a verandah across half the front façade. A weatherboard addition was located in the centre of the rear wall. In the rear half of the site was a washhouse, water tank, water closet and a galvanised iron shed. The cottage was connected to the mains sewerage system in 1954. In 1979, the front façade of the cottage had been painted and the verandah was partially enclosed with a brick wall. A low brick wall was present on the front boundary. In 2004, the cottage is used as a residence. Aerial photos 2016 show roof modifications extending the length of the house. 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

Medium to High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored, sympathetic rear extension, some minor loss of original detail). Medium to High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining (some minor loss of original detail). (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

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