HOUSE & LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 27 HERBERT STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 27 Herbert Street, is a typical weatherboard and tile single storey cottage dating from c 1950. 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. Use of limestone as part of the Fremantle landscape gives the City coherence and character. 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.

Physical Description

House, 27 Herbert Street, is a single storey weatherboard and tile cottage with asymmetrical facade constructed in c1950. Walls are painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped terracotta tiles with boxed eaves. There is a small porch over the front door. The house is well elevated above street level with a set of concrete steps and then a set of timber steps leading up to floor level. There is a limestone outcrop and wall to the front boundary line.

History

Originally known as Mary Street, the majority of Herbert Street was developed between 1900 and 1910 (predominantly brick and stone houses), although some lots remained vacant until the immediate post-World War Two period (predominantly weatherboard houses). The street accommodated a mixture of owner/occupier residences and rental properties. Mary Street was gazetted as a public highway in 1905 and the name was changed to Herbert Street in 1922/23. While much of Herbert Street was being developed, Lot 10 of P69 (27 Herbert Street) remained undeveloped. The weatherboard house was constructed between 1949 and 1955 and was possibly built for J and Stacey Renton, who were recorded as being the owners in 1955. Records indicate that it was built as a duplex pair and while the Rentons lived in Cloverdale, rented it out to tenants. Although records indicate that the place was modified to become a single residence at some stage in 2005 it was a duplex. In 2016 it appears to be a single residence. The limestone feature associated with the place is an outcrop and wall, which 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.

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 fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).

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