Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
61 Thompson Rd North Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1890, Constructed from 1918
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Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 |
10945 Thompson Road Precinct
House, 61 Thompson Road, is a typical stone and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1890s. 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. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.
House, 61 Thompson Road, is a single storey stone and iron cottage with symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. Walls are limestone with red face brick quoins and reveals. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. There are two red brick chimneys. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof which is supported by timber posts. There is a criss-cross timber balustrade along the verandah and for the stair balustrade. The front elevation is symmetrical with two timber double hung sash windows and a central front door. There is a timber picket fence at the front boundary line. Aerial views show rear additions. There is a garage to the rear at the end of the driveway.
Thompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s. House, 61 Thompson Road was constructed at some time between c. 1890 and 1918, by which time blacksmith Robert Addison was recorded as residing there. From c. 1923, the five roomed brick house was owned by Patrick Doherty as a rental property. Doherty died in the early 1930s and the house was held by his estate for a time. By 1955, the property was owned by William P Doherty, who lived there until the 1980s. Ownership since that time has not been determined. A 1939 diagram shows House, 61 Thompson Road as a large house with a full length front verandah and an enclosed verandah/lean-to at the rear. 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.
High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored). High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).
Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Victorian Georgian |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
Wall | STONE | Limestone |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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