HOUSE, 5 LOUISA STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 5 Louisa Street, is a typical timber and iron single storey house dating from 1900. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

5 Louisa Street is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in 1900 in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. The front façade has a central front door with fanlight. There are three face brick corbelled chimneys evident. There is an addition to the right side with skillion roof and walls clad with fibre cement sheeting and timber battens. The house is situated at street level. There is a rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line.

History

The area was owned by Captain William Owston, and then his stepson, Frederick Jones. Jones served with the Fremantle Council for many years. On the subdivision of the property in 1891, family names were given to the streets. Louisa was the daughter of Frederick and Emma Jones. Louisa Street was one of the first in this area of South Fremantle to be developed. House, 5 Louisa Street was built in 1900 for Archibald Harper, a blacksmith. In 1920/21, Angelina Harper was listed as the owner and occupier. Archibald Harper had a blacksmith’s shop at 84 Henry Street (next to W D Moore’s). A sewerage diagram dated c. 1915 shows House, 5 Louisa Street as a large rectangular weatherboard house with a full length front verandah. An attached outbuilding extended down the eastern side of the house and there was a separate small weatherboard outbuilding located against the western fence. Mrs Thatcher owned the cottage in 1930/31, at which time Arthur Cameron was the occupant. In the 1940s and 1950s, the cottage was owned and occupied by Matilda Carson. In 1961, House 5 Louisa Street was described as a six-roomed T-framed weatherboard and iron house with an outside laundry. 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

Medium degree of integrity (original intent mostly 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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