HOUSE, 17 AINSLIE ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 17 Ainslie Road, is a typical stone and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1900s. 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 late simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 17 Ainslie 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 tuckpointed limestone with tuckpointed brick quoins and reveals. Roof is hipped with Dutch gables and covered with corrugated iron. There are two tall elaborate decorative rendered brick chimneys with chimney pots. Verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof and is supported by timber posts with a decorative timber valance. Front elevation is symmetrical with two French doors either side of a central front door (probably originally windows). There is a flat roofed carport at one side. A low limestone wall (new) runs along the front boundary.

History

Ainslie Road appears in Fremantle Rate Books from the 1890s as a street of unimproved lots. Although a 1904 Water Supply map indicates there were no buildings on the street at this time, Post Office Directories list a number of residents, suggesting a tent settlement prior to the construction of permanent dwellings. Ainslie Street was gazetted a public highway in 1905. Development followed relatively quickly, and by the interwar period the short street was mostly developed with modest residences. Following World War Two, a number of residences in the street were purchased by the State Housing Authority, particularly towards the eastern end. House, 17 Ainslie Road was constructed c.1906. Post Office Directories suggest that the first occupant of the place was Prince W.H. Bullmore. In 1939, the place is shown on a sewerage plan as a brick home featuring a front verandah, and with an earth closet, corrugated iron garage, laundry and three water tanks. 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) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, partially restored, some loss of fabric and previous unsympathetic alterations). Moderate degree of authenticity with basic original fabric remaining.Some loss of fabric. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

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