Two Houses, 25-27 Sewell Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 25-27 Sewell Street is a single storey duplex constructed in limestone and brickwork 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 pair of Federation Cottage Ornée bungalows. They retain a high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The rear additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE Nos 25-27 Sewell Street have exceptional aesthetic value as a pair of Federation Cottage Ornée bungalows. They retain all the characteristics of the period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE Nos 25-27 Sewell Street have considerable historic value. They are 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 Nos 25-27 Sewell Street have considerable social value. They are associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contribute to the community's sense of place. RARITY Nos 25-27 Sewell Street are not rare in the immediate context but Plympton has rarity value as a working class suburb.

Physical Description

Federation Gable Terrace w Carpenter Gothic Influences No 25-27 Sewell Street is a pair of single storey cottages constructed in limestone and brick construction with render decorative details. The place has a pair of prominent gabled roofs and hipped corrugated iron roofs. The gables are highly decorative complete with render niches set into their brick gables. It is a very fine expression of a duplex in the Federation Cottage Ornée Bungalow style. The pair is symmetrically planned with a party wall flanked by full width bull-nosed roofed verandahs. The verandahs are supported on timber posts. The entry doors are equally offset from the party wall and are flanked by pairs of double hung sash windows. All openings have brick quoins. 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.

History

Historic Theme: Demographic Settlement 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: High

Condition

Excellent

Uses

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