HOUSE, 96 ATTFIELD STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 96 Attfield Street, is a typical timber and iron single storey house dating from 1898. 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 a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

96 Attfield Street is a single storey, weatherboard and iron house with a symmetrical facade constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. It has a verandah under a brokenback roof supported by timber posts with a simple timbe balustrade between. There is a central front door with fanlight and double hung sash windows either side. There is a large two storey timber weatherboard addition to the rear.

History

Attfield St is named after Dr George Attfield, Imperial Surgeon 1854-1879, who qualified in London in 1850. He attended Fremantle Gaol and was Superintendent at Fremantle Lunatic Asylum. Attfield married a daughter of Surveyor-General Roe. He died in Brighton UK c1923. The street was developed from the late 1890s, with the majority of the houses dating from the first two decades of the twentieth century. House, 96 Attfield Street was built between 1895 and 1901/02. In that year, a cottage was recorded as being on the lot in the City of Fremantle rate book. By 1915, Aubrey Cooke was living in the cottage. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1910 shows House, 96 Attfield Street as a rectangular timber house with a full length front verandah. It did not have any verandahs or additions at the rear. There was a well in the middle of the backyard. At this time, it was numbered 172 Hampton Road. From the 1930s until at least the 1950s, House, 96 Attfield Street was owned by Marga

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

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