HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 2 LEFROY ROAD

Statement of Significance

This property has historical interest only as the location of a now demolished heritage place. The existing development on the site has little significance.

Physical Description

Historic building / structures demolished.

History

Lefroy Road forms the northern boundary of the Lefroy Estate, which extended as far south at Lloyd Street. H Maxwell Lefroy was Comptroller (Superintendent) of the Fremantle Prison from 1859-1876. The portion of the street between South Terrace and Attfield Street was previously called Trinity Street (1908/09), then Sinclair St (1909/10). House, 2 Lefroy Road was built c. 1900 for owner John Cook, a loamer. Henry Clemens owned the property between c. 1905 and c. 1910 and it was occupied by tenants during this time. A diagram dated c. 1905 shows House, 2 Lefroy Road as a relatively large house, comprising of a stone section at the front and a large weatherboard section at the rear. The house had a full length front verandah. A weatherboard stable was located at the rear of the property at this time. Jane Ramsay was the registered owner of the property from c. 1915 to 1944/45. It was occupied by a succession of tenants during this time, including Romily Hall, Emily Hall (later Tonkin), Thomas Willoughby, Margaret Aitken, Henry Bedbow and William Bateman. House, 2 Lefroy Road was owned by Anthony Stella for a few years, before being sold to long-term owner and occupant Lucia Vinci. The Vinci family continued to own the property until c. 1995. It is not known when the house was demolished. Houses 2, 17 & 19 Lefroy Road & 22-24 McLaren had the same façade – the detailing to the verandah (columns supported on low wall) and the low wall to street frontage are identical. This place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle. By 1995, the house had been demolished and replaced with a single storey brick and tile house. During the 2019 Annual Update of the Municipal Inventory and Heritage List the heritage significance of this place was reviewed and it was found that the heritage listing referred to a building or structure that had legally been demolished in the past. It also found that the existing buildings and structures on the site do meet the threshold for inclusion on the Heritage List. On 25 July 2019 Fremantle Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Municipal Heritage Inventory category to Historic Record Only to record the earlier history of the site.

Archaeology

This property has been redeveloped since the heritage elements were demolished and it is unlikely that any significant undisturbed archaeological material remains on site.

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