HOUSE, 123 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 123 Attfield Street, is a limestone and iron single storey house dating from c1927. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of an extended workers' house in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Interwar Bungalow style of architecture.

Physical Description

123 Attfield Street is a single storey limestone and iron house constructed in c1927 in the Inter war Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are limestone. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts with decorative timber brackets. There is a small gable with timber finial over the front door. The symmetrical front façade has a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed casement windows. The house is situated at street level. There is a rendered masonryand timber picket wall to the front boundary line. Excessive planting makes further description difficult.

History

Attfield St is named after Dr George Attfield, Imperial Surgeon 1854-1879, who qualified in London in 1850. He attended Fremantle Gaol and was Superintendent at Fremantle Lunatic Asylum. Attfield married a daughter of Surveyor-General Roe. He died in Brighton UK c1923. The street was developed from the late 1890s, with the majority of the houses dating from the first two decades of the twentieth century. House, 123 Attfield Street was built between 1922 and 1930. In 1930, Arthur Shaw was listed as the owner and occupier. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows House, 123 Attfield Street as a large brick house with a full length front verandah. The front garden area was gravelled or paved, and stepped up to the verandah. There were no additions or verandahs at the rear. At the back of the house, there was a detached weatherboard laundry and separate garage. By the early 1950s, House, 123 Attfield Street was owned and occupied by Thomas Trezona. Arthur and Mary Percival

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent mostly clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

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