Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
1 Sheedy St South Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1897
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House, 1 Sheedy Street, is a typical weatherboard and tile single storey house dating from 1897. 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 South Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.
Single storey weatherboard and tile cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a continuous tiled roof with square timber posts. A small section of the verandah has been infilled with weatherboards and glass louvres. The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. A brick chimney is intact. There is a painted brick and timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.
Sheedy Street was originally part of Wardie Street. The name was changed in 1982 in honour of a family that lived at 9 Sheedy Street between c. 1890 and c. 1990. House, 1 Sheedy Street was built between 1895 and 1900 for Margaret Brown. Michael Ryan, a government supplier, was listed as the occupant in 1900. Ms Brown retained ownership of the property until c. 1910. It was subsequently owned by Peter Reynolds then Willoughby Showell (c. 1925), and continued to be a rental property through this time. William Gunnery bought House, 1 Sheedy Street in 1929/30 and he lived in the house with his wife, Mary Ann, until c .1940. Subsequent owners of the property were Thomas Fay (c 1945) and William Tinson (c. 1950 to c. 1955). Francis and Lola Willis owned and lived in the house from c. 1955 and in 2004/05, Mrs Willis was still the registered owner of the place. A diagram dated 1954 shows a weatherboard house almost the full width of the block, with a full length front verandah. A c
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 assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).
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Individual Building or Group
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Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
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Victorian Georgian |
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Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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