HOUSE, 24 HERBERT STREET

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 24 Herbert Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottage dating from the Federation period. 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.

Physical Description

House, 24 Herbert Street, is a single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with asymmetrical facade constructed in the Federation period. Walls are painted weatherboards. Roof is hipped corrugated iron with exposed eaves. Verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof. Verandah is supported by timber posts with simple timber brackets. Front elevation is asymmetrical with a protruding front room with gable over. The house and roof line has been extended and altered. There is a two storey addition to the rear. There is a low level timber fence to the front boundary line.

History

Originally known as Mary Street, the majority of Herbert Street was developed between 1900 and 1910 (predominantly brick and stone houses), although some lots remained vacant until the immediate post-World War Two period (predominantly weatherboard houses). The street accommodated a mixture of owner/occupier residences and rental properties. Mary Street was gazetted as a public highway in 1905 and the name was changed to Herbert Street in 1922/23. House, 24 Herbert Street was constructed at some stage between 1935/36 and 1939/40. The house is shown on a 1939 plan as a brick house with a side verandah extending half the length of the southern elevation, and a full length enclosed lean-to at the rear. Ronald H Bowker was recorded as being the occupier of the brick house in 1941/42. Records indicate that the Bowker family owned the property and rented it out for a number of years from the mid-1940s. The Bowker family retained ownership of the property until the early 1960s. The place has had a number of owners since that time.

Integrity/Authenticity

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

Condition

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

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