HOUSE, 32 SOUTH STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 32 South Street, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from c1898. 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

32 South Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and iron house with a symmetrical facade built in 1899 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is pitched and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with side and fanlights and double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron bullnose roof supported on timber posts. There are two brick corbelled chimneys with chimney pots evident. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.

History

House, 32 South Street was built in 1899 for Frank Bluett, a clerk. Frank Bluett and his son Edgar operated a livery stable in Adelaide Street from 1903 to 1925. Frank, his wife Beatrice, and son Egar are all buried in Fremantle Cemetery. After a brief period of ownership by a Mr McKenzie, House, 32 South Street was bought by Charles Twigg in 1907/08. Margaret and Charles Twigg sold the property in the mid-1920s to Edith Bowering, who lived in the house with her husband, Frederick. Title to the property was transferred to Ivy Weston in the mid-1930s. Ms Weston became Ivy Criddle in the mid-1940s. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a stone residence, of roughly square plan form with a full length front verandah with centrally located front steps. To the rear, there was a shortened verandah and a weatherboard addition extending down the eastern boundary. A paved area at the back of the house was linked to the toilet set against the back fence by a path. In 1963, plans were approved for a new roof, new brick walls to the bathroom and laundry and new concrete verandah floors. F Amara was the owner at this time. This place was 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

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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