Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
8 Commercial Rd South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1905
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 | |
House, 8 Commercial Road, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1905. 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 South Fremantle area.
Single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof with timber posts and decorative verandah roof bracket.
Following subdivision by Davies, Chamberlain and Wray c. 1895, Sub Lot 28 of Town Lot 14/15 (later 8 Commercial Road) remained vacant land until c. 1905 when a cottage was built. Mary Ann Smith owned the property in 1905/06. She retained ownership until her death in the mid-1940s and it appears that the cottage was a rental property throughout this time. A plan dated 1954 shows House, 8 Commercial Road as a weatherboard cottage with a full length front verandah and a half-length rear verandah, with a room at the end. There was a large weatherboard outbuilding in the backyard. In the early to mid 1950s, House, 8 Commercial Road was owned and occupied by Douglas Foreman. It again changed hands in the late 1950s, when it was purchased by Johann and Aleida Temmen. The Temmens continued to own and occupy the house until the mid-1980s, when it was purchased by Nikki Harper (later Blasioli). This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Brown: "Positively contributing to the built environment") It was also included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. The house has been owned by the Newton family since c. 2000.
Medium degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).
Condition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other Use | OTHER | Other |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, flat |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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