DUPLEX, 7/13 STEVENS STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

20748

Location

7/13 Stevens St Fremantle

Location Details

fmr 47 Hampton Rd

Other Name(s)

SKYE HOSPITAL

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory YES 14 Oct 2000 Level 3

Statement of Significance

Duplex, formerly 47-49 Hampton Rd, now 7/13-8/13 Stevens Street, is a single storey limestone and iron duplex dating from the 1920s. It is a fine example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is historically significant as a typical workers' house in the Fremantle area, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It has social and historic significance as part of the former Skye Nursing Home.

Physical Description

Duplex, 7/13-8/13 Stevens Street (formerly 47-49 Hampton Road) is a single storey, limestone and iron duplex designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron/zincalume. Each duplex has a rendered corbelled chimney evident. Decorative vents are visible between the roof and verandah. The façade of each duplex is symmetrical with a central front door with toplight flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The verandah has a separate dropped corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts and a timber balustrade.

History

Stevens Street was originally known as Stephen street. In 1978 the Duplex, 7/13-8/13 Stevens Street, previously known as 47- 49 Hampton Road, was incorporated into the Skye Nursing Home in Stevens Street and access from Hampton Road was blocked off. This place was 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). 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).

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Conjoined residence
Other Use HEALTH Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Limestone

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Mar 2019

Disclaimer

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