HOUSE, 32 HERBERT STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 32 Herbert Street, is a brick, asbestos and iron single storey cottage dating from the early 1900s. 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.

Physical Description

House, 32 Herbert Street, is a single storey brick, asbestos and iron cottage constructed between c1900 and 1921. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. The house is set well back from the front boundary line and well below the street level, making further description difficult. There is a planted garden and brick paved parking area to the front of the house.

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. It is not known when House, 32 Herbert Street was constructed. It was built by 1921/22, when it was recorded as being a brick and stone rental property of three rooms. At this time it was owned by Walter Jeanes. The property was sold to Lawrence Hutton in the late 1920s, who lived there for a time before letting it out to tenants. In 1955, May C Young was recorded as being the owner. The place had a number of owners during the 1960s and the present(?) owners have held the title to the property since the early 1970s. A 1939 map shows 32 Herbert Street as being an anomaly in the Herbert Street. It is a small house for the area and is set back a considerable way from the street. It is shown as a small brick house with a verandah extending the full length of the front and half the length of the southern elevation. A lean-to addition is also shown at the rear of the house. This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low to Medium degree of integrity (original intent not clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, later unsympathetic materials and alterations). 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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