DUPLEX, 11 MARTHA STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

21278

Location

11 Martha St Beaconsfield

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1913

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 2

Statement of Significance

Aesthetically significant as a fine example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical attached pair of cottages dating from the early twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.

Physical Description

Duplex, 11-11a Martha Street. Single storey stone duplex has brick quoining to window and door openings and band at sill height. The hipped corrugated iron clad roof has two brick chimneys with corbelling. There is a bull nosed verandah which is supported by timber posts and decorative brackets. The windows are timber double hung sash. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Martha Street; 7, 9 & 11-11a.

History

Duplex, 11-11a Martha Street. Construction is recorded as about 1913 of two single storey brick, stone, weatherboard and galvanized semi-detached resident units on Lot 5 CSL 7. Strata plan 11 /13 Martha Street surveyor notes from 1977 regarding schedule of works is on file at the City of Fremantle Local History Collection.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Limestone

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

18 Feb 2020

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