HOUSE, 7 HERBERT STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 7 Herbert Street, is a typical limestone and iron single storey cottage dating from c 1900 - c1910. 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.

Physical Description

Single storey limestone and iron cottage with symmetrical facade constructed c1900 - c1910. Walls are limestone to the front, and rendered at the sides. Roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. There is a simple brick chimney. The verandah is under a continuous iron roof, supported by timber posts and a simple timber balustrade. The front elevation is symmetrical with timber framed windows and a central door with side and top lights, and central steps leading up to the timber floored verandah. There is a low level picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

Originally known as Mary Street, the majority of Herbert Street was developed between 1900 and 1910 (predominantly brick and stone houses), although some lots remained vacant until the immediate post-World War Two period (predominantly weatherboard houses). The street accommodated a mixture of owner/occupier residences and rental properties. Mary Street was gazetted as a public highway in 1905 and the name was changed to Herbert Street in 1922/23. House, 7 Herbert Street had been constructed by 1910, when Henry J. Binning was recorded as being the owner and occupier of the five room brick house. He continued to live at the property until 1923, and then rented it out to a number of tenants for at least the next 10 years. Marcus Williamson (at one time a tenant) purchased the property at some stage in the late 1930s or 1940s. The property remained In the Williamson family until at least the early 1980s. A 1939 map shows 7 Herbert Street as being a large house with full length front verandah, a path leading to the centrally located front door and a paved area at the rear of the house. At this stage, the adjacent block to the south (what would have been No. 5) formed part of the yard. 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) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle. Between 2005 and 2014 the house has been restored. The tiled roof was replaced with corrugated iron and the render on the front facade removed to reveal limestone. The infilled verandah of glass louvres and asbestos sheeting was removed and the verandah floor restored with timber.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, some later unsympathetic materials). Medium degree of authenticity with some loss of original fabric. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

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