HOUSE & LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 14 SCOTT STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 14 Scott Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1898. 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 South Fremantle area. The use of limestone is part of the Fremantle landscape and gives the City coherence and character. Limestone walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. Limestone walls are one commonly encountered example of use of this stone as a building material, most of them dating from the 19th century and early years of the 20th century. Most of the limestone in small walls came from local quarries.

Physical Description

Single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with an asymmetrical facade constructed 1898. The walls are painted patterned weatherboard. The roof hipped and gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The half verandah is under separate bullnose corrugated iron roof with square timber posts and a timber balustrade. The front facade is asymmetrical with a protruding front room with a timber window. Under the verandah is the front door and a timber framed window. There is a limestone fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

Scott Street was named for Captain Daniel Scott, the first Harbour Master and first chairman of the Fremantle Town Trust. House, 14 Scott Street was built in 1898 for the Back family. The four roomed cottage was first occupied by Thomas Munor, a clerk. Back was a storekeeper and customs agent. A diagram dated 1954 shows the house as being weatherboard. It had a projecting front room with a half-length front verandah and a centrally located path linked the house with the street. The house also had a full length rear verandah. In 1981, the owners proposed alterations and additions to the existing house. These comprised the addition of a new kitchen, bathroom and family room at the rear (under a traditional ‘lean-to’ verandah). The additions were completed in 1982. By 1996, the façade had been clad with ‘limestone block’ cladding, although the original weatherboards were still visible on the sides of the house. This place was identified in the "Heritage Report on: 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986. It is not known when the limestone fence at the front of the house was built.

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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