HOUSE, 3 HIGHAM ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 3 Higham Road, is a typical timber and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1900s. 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

House, 3 Higham Road, is a timber and iron single storey cottage with asymmetrical facade constructed c1900 to 1907. Walls to the street are weatherboard to dado height and fibro above; which is possibly an infilled verandah. Roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. Verandah is under a broken back corrugated iron roof with a central gable. The verandah is supported by timber posts. Verandah wraps around both sides of the house. Front elevation has timber window frames, with one window consisting of paired sashes. The other front window is a corner window. The main entrance is located to the side of the house. The door has sidelights. The house is set well back from the street. There is a grassed and treed front garden behind a limestone front wall. Aerial views show additions to the rear and an altered roof form.

History

Messrs Congdon, Higham and Abbott subdivided this area of North Fremantle in the early 1890s. The residential lots were gradually sold off, and by 1905, the Higham Road had been declared a public highway. The road was named for John Joseph Higham, one of the original developers. Several of the lots remained undeveloped until the inter-war period. House, 3 Higham Road was constructed by 1907, at which time it was recorded as being a four room timber house occupied by George and Henry Russell. By 1921/22, title to the property had passed to Frederick Soley, who held it as a rental property tenanted to Lavinia Goddard and then Harvey Trevatt. Ownership briefly passed to A.C. James in 1927/28, before the property was purchased and occupied by John Lock. Henry Russell senior is listed as resident in the place from the 1930s and Bert Russell purchased the property c. 1945. (Russell is listed in the Post Office Directories as the occupier in 1945; but he is not listed in the Rate records as the owner and occupier until 1955.) Bert Russell remained in the house until 1977. It has had a few owners since that time, and has generally be tenanted as a rental property. A 1939 diagram shows House, 3 Higham Road was being weatherboard with a full length front verandah, well set back from the street. A centrally located path led from the street to the front of the house. 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.

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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