HOUSE, 19 HERBERT STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 19 Herbert Street, is a typical stone and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1890s. 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. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 19 Herbert Street, is a single storey rendered masonry and iron cottage with symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Historical research shows the walls were originally weatherboard. Currently the place has a limestone facade and is limestone to the extent of one room deep, then the walls are unpainted weatherboard. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. There is a brick and rendered corbelled chimney. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts and has a simple timber balustrade. The steps run parallel to the verandah. The front elevation is symmetrical with two a central front door. The house is set high above ground level, and space underneath the verandah floor has been enclosed. There is a low level limestone and brick wall to the front boundary line.

History

Originally known as Mary Street, the majority of Herbert Street was developed between 1900 and 1910 (predominantly brick and stone houses), although some lots remained vacant until the immediate post-World War Two period (predominantly weatherboard houses). The street accommodated a mixture of owner/occupier residences and rental properties. Mary Street was gazetted as a public highway in 1905 and the name was changed to Herbert Street in 1922/23. House, 19 Herbert Street was built between 1897 and 1907, by which time it was occupied by William Castlemaine. The house was probably built for him, as he was listed as the owner and occupier of the five roomed weatherboard house in 1921/22. In 1928/29, F. Bowman moved it the house which was still owned by Castlemaine. By 1935/36, the house was occupied by Fred Eckett (or Eacott), who was still living there in 1945. A 1939 diagram shows house, 19 Herbert Street as a large weatherboard house with a full length front verandah and a centrally located front path. The house was set against the southern boundary.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

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