HOUSE, 14 FOTHERGILL STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 14 Fothergill Street, is an originally single storey, later modified, timber and iron house dating from the 1930s. 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 Fremantle. The place is a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 14 Fothergill Street is a single storey (at street level), timber and iron house built as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture, later modified. The walls are timber framed and painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The central gable end features vertical timber battens. There is a face brick corbelled chimney with chimney pot evident. The front elevation has a central front door flanked by timber framed casement windows. The verandah has a continuous corrugated iron roof and is supported by timber posts with timber fretwork to the top and a simple vertical battened timber balustrade. A central staircase with limestone steps leads up to the elevated verandah. The house sits on a limestone foundation and is slightly elevated on one side as the building follows the fall of the land. There is a two storey extension at the rear which has been matched to the original weatherboard. There is a timber picket fence with central gate to the front boundary line.

History

Fothergill Street was originally John Street, the name having changed in 1922/23. Mr E. H. Fothergill was the Mayor of Fremantle in 1909 – 1910. The land on which house 14 Fothergill Street stands was vacant in 1920/21 and belonged to George Pilkington and by 1925/26 belonged to the estate of George Pilkington. In 1928/29 Mary A Pilkington was the owner of the lot. Ownership changed in 1931/32 from Mary Pilkington to Alfred John Jeffries and at this time the house was built. Plans for a weatherboard house were submitted to Council on the 9 March 1932. The builder was D H Braidwood & Sons and the house cost £300 to build. Alfred Jeffries owned the house into the 1930s and in 1935/36 the house was noted in the rate books as a Workers Home Board Freehold. The house was originally numbered 36, renumbered to the current number in 1935/36, and is on Lot 57 of 813.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

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