HOUSE, 18 KING WILLIAM STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 18 King William Street, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from c 1895. 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

18 King William Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house with an asymmetrical facade built c.1896 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is asymmetrical with a protruding front room with a double hung sash window and decorative fascia board. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof which wraps around the façade supported on timber posts. The front door has a fanlight with a double hung sash window to the right. There is a rendered chimney with pot evident. There is a limestone fence with iron gate to the front boundary line.

History

King William Street was called Florence Street until c. 1950. The street was largely developed in the 1890s and early 1900s. House, 18 King William Street had been built by 1896. In that year, it was listed in the rate book as a cottage of three rooms owned and occupied by Thomas Stewart, a coxswain. Mr Stewart was still there in 1900, when it was noted in the rate book that the cottage was occupied by 10 people. By 1904/5, House, 18 King William Street was owned and occupied by William and Elizabeth Jones, who continued to live there until c. 1940, when ownership passed to Ernest Pass. Mr Pass was also a long-term owner; he was still living in House, 18 King William Street in 1964. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a brick house with a full length front verandah (broken to follow the line of the house) and an asbestos addition to the rear. A large weatherboard building divided into three (central portion was the laundry) was attached to the back of the house via a rear verandah. An asbestos garage was also located in the rear yard. In 1974, the property was owned and occupied by Mauro and Fatima Allegretta. It was sold to Stewart Thorpe the following year. House, 18 King William Street has had several owners since the mid-1970s. 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).

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