HOUSE, 6 INVERLEITH STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 6 Inverleith Street, is a render and iron single storey house dating from 1825. 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.

Physical Description

Single storey render and iron cottage with an symmetrical facade constructed in 1925. Probably originally a symetrical facade, half of the verandah has been infilled. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah (including infilled section) is under separate corrugated iron roof. A painted brick chimney is intact. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

House, 6 Inverleith Street was built between 1925 and 1930. In 1929/30, Margaret and George Paul were listed as the owners and occupants. The Pauls lived in the house until the mid 1960s, when it was sold to Nicola Pilla. A diagram dated 1954 shows House, 6 Inverleith Street as a weatherboard house with a full length front verandah and a centrally located path leading to the street. A bitumen path or driveway led down the side of the house to the back of the house and linked several weatherboard outbuildings. Malcolm Smith purchased the house c. 1965 and Neville and Elsie Kronberger were the owners from c. 1970 to 1979. The house has had a number of owners since that time.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

Uses

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