HOUSE 8 ALFRED ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 8 Alfred Road, is a typical stone single storey cottage dating from the 1890s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 8 Alfred Road, is a single storey stone and corrugated iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Walls are limestone with rendered and painted brick quoins and reveals. Roof is recent hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The verandah is under a separate roof and extends around the house on the west side. The verandah is supported by turned timber posts with decorative timber brackets and frieze. The front elevation is symmetrical with two timber sash windows and a central front door. There is a rendered and corbelled brick chimney and a rendered masonry and timber picket fence running along the boundary.

History

Alfred Road developed between 1900 and 1920, with development on the southern side of the road, where houses were numbered consecutively on the same side of the street. Alfred Road displays a mix of duplex and single unit dwellings, some constructed of stone (those built c. 1900 – c. 1910) and others of weatherboard (those built c. 1910 – c. 1920). A number of the houses were built as investment (rental) properties. House, 8 Alfred Road was built between 1897 and 1907, possibly for William Rowlands who was still recorded as occupier of the five roomed brick house in 1921/22. At that time, the property was owned by the estate of Emma Rowlands, his wife. In 1923/24, the house was purchased by Robert Landgren, who held it as a rental property. It was later occupied by Mrs Eliza Pimblett (1935/36) and J. Noonan (1945). A 1939 diagram indicates that the house at 8 Alfred Road was constructed in a series of stages. It appears to be a series of additions to the rear, each with a separate verandah. The house had a full length front verandah and a centrally located front path, with a separate path down the west of the house to the rear. This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in September 2009 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council (DA0311/09) to replace the asbestos cement roof with zincalume.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored). 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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