Residence, 10 Bolton Street

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic & Representative STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 10 Bolton Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered limestone and rendered brick with a corrugated iron roof. It has historic and aesthetic value for its contribution to Riverside’s small concentration of fine houses. The place contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Filigree style house. The place retains a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The garage, additions to the rear and loft addition have little significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 10 Bolton Street has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Filigree style house. It retains most of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 10 Bolton Street has considerable historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle and the subdivision of Walter Easton’s Estate from 1901. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 10 Bolton Street has considerable social value. It is associated with a significant area of middle class Federation and Inter-War period development which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

No 10 Bolton Street is a single storey house constructed in rendered limestone and rendered brick with a hipped and gable corrugated iron roof. A belvedere is located to the rear of the residence. It is a very fine expression of the Federation Filigree style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a thrust gable bay and a part width return bull nose roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on turned timber posts with a decorative frieze and post brackets. A vertical timber balustrade spans between the posts. A pair of single garages has been constructed under the verandah. The gable bay features decorative treatments and a bay window with double hung sash windows. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights and a corner suite. The corner suite is a replacement. The place retains its form and most of its details. There are additions to the rear. A loft addition with openings in the roof space facing west, along with internal alterations on the ground floor were granted planning approval in 2020. The place retains its form and most of its details. There are additions to the rear. The place is consistent with the building pattern in the Precinct. The place plays an important role in the pattern of development of a middle class suburb. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Walls – Rendered limestone and rendered brick Roof – Corrugated iron sheeting PHYSICAL SETTING The residence is situated on a steeply sloping site with a limestone wall and steel palisade fence on the lot boundary.

History

Historic Theme: Demographic Settlement Riverside Precinct was once part of Location 64 (10 acres). In 1896 the Riverside Precinct was subdivided into 47 lots following the developments of Plympton in the 1890s. It was not until 1900 before all of the lots in Riverside were sold. A number of substantial homes were thereafter built in the area. Concurrently riverside related industries were developed along the base of the limestone scarp now fronted by Riverside Road. More subdivisions to Riverside occurred in 1913 to Putney, Bellevue, Hillside, Surbiton and Hill Streets (Putney, Bellevue and Hill Streets no longer exist.). At the time a number of buildings were developed around Pier Street. Lot sizes were large in comparison to Plympton Precinct. By 1915 a dense group of houses were established in the Riverside Precinct. Large residences occupied the hilltop streets while smaller residences were developed along Preston Point Road and along the river bank. As a response to the topography of the precinct lots were irregular in shape and size. Substantial residences were developed along the east side of Preston Point Road in the Richmond Precinct around this time. The developments on the west side of Preston Point Road, however, were of a much larger scale and in the late Victorian style which contrasts with the adjacent Precinct. HISTORIC THEME Demographic Settlements - Residential Subdivision

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High

Condition

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