Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
12 Pilbarra St White Gum Valley
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1895
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Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 |
Aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.
Single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad house with a corrugated iron gable roof. There is a brick chimney and a dropped verandah with a central portico (probably not original) supported by chamfered timber posts and timber balustrades. The following places form a significant precinct group and contribute to the streetscapes of Pilbarra, Wright and Yilgarn Streets; 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 12, 15, 16 & 17 Pilbarra Street, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 12 Wright Street, 3, 7 & 11 Yilgarn Street.
The Land was owned by Charles McCay, a carrier. The rates records indicate a three -roomed cottage on the block in 1898. The existing cottage is believed to have been constructed c.1895 as a two-roomed cottage in the goldfields of WA. The cottage was apparently moved c.1897 by horse and dray to its present location, probably by Charles McCay. An additional room was added, thus accounting for the rates entry. This information has been passed from one owner to the next. The cottage has only had four owners since its relocation in Pilbarra Street. The Peacock family purchased the cottage from Charles McCay c.1904 and owned it for a considerable length of time. This place was included on the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80. This place received a Fremantle Award in 1996 - Winner in the Heritage Category.
Individual Building or Group
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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