HOUSE, 35 THOMPSON ROAD

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22427

Location

35 Thompson Rd North Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1939, Constructed from 1955

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 Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 3

Parent Place or Precinct

10945 Thompson Road Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 35 Thompson Road, is a weatherboard and tile single storey cottage dating from c1945. 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, 35 Thompson Road, is a single storey weatherboard and fibrous cement and tile cottage with an asymmetrical facade. Walls are painted weatherboard with fibrous cement sheeting above. The roof is hipped and gabled with concrete tiles. The verandah is under a separate tiled roof which is supported by painted and rendered brick piers with a timber criss-cross balustrade. The front elevation is asymmetrical with a projecting front room with an aluminium window to the front room. There is a tiled window hood over this window. The recessed section has a front door and timber framed four pane casement windows. The house is built on limestone foundations and concrete steps lead to the front verandah. There is a face brick chimney evident, and a low rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line.

History

Thompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s. House, 35 Thompson Road was constructed at some time between 1939 and 1955. The vacant lot (70) was owned by John Wesley Bateman in 1894 but remained unimproved until the 1940s. By 1955, Walter L Cooper owned and occupied a timber house on the lot. Cooper was a machinist by trade, and lived there with his wife Thora until c. 1995. This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle.

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).

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Cement Tile
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard

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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