HOUSE, 7 ALFRED ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 7 Alfred Road, is a typical brick and iron single storey cottage dating from 1900. 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, 7 Alfred Road, is a single storey brick and iron cottage with symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Walls are painted brick. Roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. Verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. Front elevation is symmetrical with two aluminium framed windows and a central front door with top and side lights. There is a brick and timber picket fence running along the front boundary. The brick and stucco corbelled chimney is still intact.

History

Alfred Road developed between 1900 and 1920, with development on the southern side of the road, where houses were numbered consecutively on the same side of the street. Alfred Road displays a mix of duplex and single unit dwellings, some constructed of stone (those built c. 1900 – c. 1910) and others of weatherboard (those built c. 1910 – c. 1920). A number of the houses were built as investment (rental) properties. House, 7 Alfred Road was built c. 1900 for Andrew Kelly. By 1921/22, the place was owned and occupied by Andrew Neeley. At this time, it was described as being a stone house of six rooms. Neeley continued to own the property until 1931/32. It was then owned by the White family until at least the early 1960s. A 1939 map shows 7 Alfred Road as a large house with full length front verandah and a rear weatherboard lean-to. A paved path lead to the centrally located front entrance, and another path led down the side of the house and around to the back porch. A number of outbuildings were set against the rear fence. A March 2016 real estate ad describes the house as a 3 bed, 1 bath house on 315 sq.m. block. Photographs show externally that walls are painted brick. There are decorative rendered features under windows. The front door has stained glass top and side lights. Windows at the front are aluminium framed. A verandah extends across the front with jarrah flooring and no balustrade and chamfered timber posts, with exposed rafters. Internally the traditional floor plan is evident, with two rooms either side of a central passage and a kitchen/bathroom in the lean to area across the rear. Many original features remain including fireplace and surround, jarrah floorboards, high ceilings (no cornices in some rooms; possibly lathe and plaster), picture rails and metal vents high on the walls. A small brick addition forms a rear porch/verandah with steps down to the garden. A site plan shows that the original wc is in the rear of the yard, and a double garage/laundry outbuilding is on the rear boundary fence. This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. 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.

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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