Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
8 Hampton Rd Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1904
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 25 Jan 2006 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 1B | |
The place has aesthetic and historic significance as an example of a substantial stone two storey house in central Fremantle constructed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and representing the typical living conditions of the wealthier townspeople at that period. The place contributes to the substantially intact Hampton Road streetscape
Two storey stone and zincalume hipped roofed residence with two chimneys with corbelling. The house is set back from the pavement, behind a low wall and circular driveway. The north side of the façade has a prominent bay at the ground floor featuring four sash windows and decorative stucco brackets. The dropped veranda roof is supported by turned timber posts and metal lacework bracketed frieze; the first floor also has metal balustrades, the ground floor has timber balustrades (veranda metal lacework and timber, probably not original). The front entrance has a six paneled timber door with stained leadlight glass fanlights and sidelights.
Hampton Road was originally called Prison Road. It derives its name from John Stephen Hampton (1810-1869), the Governor of WA from 1862-68. He was previously Comptroller of Convicts in Tasmania. His son, G. E. Hampton, was Acting Comptroller-General of the Fremantle Convict Establishment. Lots 822-823 were owned originally by William Owston from 1879, followed by Jonathon Crake and J K Hitchcock from 1880. From 1889 the lot was owned by Capt. Edward Henry Fothergill, merchant and mariner, and then by his son from 1918 to 1931. The house at No. 8 was built c1904, and has had no major alterations. It was auctioned in October 1982, selling for $78, 000.
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