Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
54 South St South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1891
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Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 |
House, 54 South Street, is a typical limestone and iron single storey house dating from c1891. 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.
54 South Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house with a symmetrical facade built in 1891 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door and double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported on turned timber posts with decorative wooden brackets. There is a brick corbelled chimney evident. There is a two storey addition to the rear and a double carport addition to the side both built of limestone with red face brick features. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.
House, 54 South Street was built in 1891 for David Joslin, a carter. By 1895, ownership had been transferred to Sarah Joslin, and the four-roomed cottage was occupied by John Mills, a storeman. By 1899, ownership had been transferred to Daniel Joslin. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1915 shows a stone house in an ‘L’ shape, with the leg extending down Attfield Street. The house had a full length front verandah, a rear verandah in the crook of the L and a weatherboard addition to the north on Attfield Street. The house occupied half the width of the (current) lot and there were a well and small outbuildings located in the vacant half. Daniel Joslin continued to own the property until 1941/42, when it was sold to Louise Agnes. The Joslins had lived in the house from c. 1925. By 1950/51, the property was owned and occupied by Peter Ingram. By the mid-1950s, Alfred & Hannah Maroney owned the house. They were still there in the late 1960s. By 1981, House, 54 South Street was owned by the De Florencas family. This place was included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.
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 assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Victorian Georgian |
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Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | STONE | Limestone |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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