HOUSE, 36 Samson Street

Statement of Significance

36 Samson Street has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: The place has aesthetic significance as an interesting example of an Inter-War Era house that shows some of the influence of the Californian Bungalow style; it is surrounded by nine heritage listed properties (excluding 38 Samson Street) mostly constructed during the Inter-War era. These properties combine to form a strong and coherent streetscape which contributes to the character and heritage values of Samson Street and White Gum Valley; and its contribution to the heritage of Fremantle by its individual and collective aesthetic, historic and social values.

Physical Description

36 Samson Street is a good but late example of Inter-War Era house that shows some of the influence of the Californian Bungalow style with its asymmetrical design, half timbered gables and gambrel and masonry piers supporting timber verandah posts. The use of pre-cast concrete blocks was more common during the Second World War as traditional building materials were scare.

History

Built in 1938, for Mr Arthur E Read, 36 Samson Street, White Gum Valley has walls of pre-cast concrete blocks, which was a common during the Second World War as traditional building materials were scare. Arthur Edwin Read was a labourer and then a bus driver who was born in South Australia in 1908. He moved to Fremantle where he married Nora Parker Ford Vergin in 1938 and moved into their newly constructed house at 36 Samson Street in the same year. Nora's family owned the adjacent property at 38 Samson Street. They were married for 62 years. The house was visible in 1947 as shown in the earliest lands Dept aerial photograph. The current owners have occupied the place for over 40 years and are the second occupiers.

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