HOUSE, 9 CHARLES STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 9 Charles Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from c1895. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

9 Charles Street is a single storey, brick and iron house with a symmetrical facade built by 1896 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered brick. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported on timber posts. There is a high timber picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

Charles Street was largely developed in the last decade of the nineteenth century and much of the housing stock still dates from this time. House, 9 Charles Street was built by 1896. In that year, it was described in the rate book as a cottage owned by W Owerton and occupied by William Caporn. By 1904/05, the cottage was owned by Hilda Andrew and occupied by Henry Lewis. George Smith owned House, 9 Charles Street from c. c. 1920 until at least the late 1940s. George lived in the house for a few years, before renting it to Frank Withnall. From the early 1950s to the early 1960s, the house was owned and occupied by Joseph Ould. The house has had many owners since the mid-1960s. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a house with an unusual plan form. The bulk of the house was brick in an L shape, with asbestos additions running down the length of house along the western boundary and filling the crook of the L. There was also a detached asbestos laundry behind the house. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Purple: "Of architectural and historic significance in its own right.”)

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).

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