HOUSE, 48 CARNAC STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 48 Carnac Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1897. 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.

Physical Description

48 Carnac Street is a single storey, weatherboard and iron house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The facade has a central front door with fanlight flanked either side by double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate metal deck roof and is supported by pairs of steel posts. There is a low brick wall to the front boundary line.

History

Carnac Street is at an elevation from which Carnac Island can be seen, but not the other islands, possibly the reason for the name. Carnac Island was named after Lieut. John Ruett Carnac, of H.M. Frigate Success. House, 48 Carnac Street was formerly numbered 66 Carnac Lane. The numbering and naming of this street has changed several times. In 1899 the street was known as Little South Street. The house was first recorded in the Post Office Directories in 1897. The first occupant was James Nicholas. The 1908 sewerage plan of this site shows that this timber cottage had a front verandah across the full width of the front façade. In the back yard were two timber sheds, a well and a timber closet. 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") A photograph of the house in 1979/81 shows that the front verandah had a concrete floor and partially converted to a driveway with an extension on the verandah roof to make a carport. The verandah supports were not original. A low brick wall on the front boundary was not original.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium to high degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining but with some alterations. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

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