Residence, 10 East Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 10 East Street is a duplex pair of single storey houses constructed in timber and weatherboard cladding with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has considerable heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow style duplex and it retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 10 East Street has considerable aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow style duplex. It retains all the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 10 East Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 10 East Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Late Victorian / Early Federation Domestic Carpenter 10 East Street is a duplex constructed in timber framing and jarrah weatherboard cladding with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a good expression of the Federation Bungalow style applied to a duplex. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a small gable in the hipped roof. The facade features a skillion roofed verandah on timber posts. The verandah extends the full width of the house with a deep lain frieze at the tops of the posts. There are additions to the rear. The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb. The adjoining 4, 6 & 8 East Street residences are identical.

History

Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Fair

Uses

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