HOUSE, 4 AINSLIE ROAD

Parent Place or Precinct

22385 North Fremantle Precinct

Statement of Significance

House, 4 Ainslie Road, is a 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 an unusual and simple example of the Victorian Italianate style of architecture.

Physical Description

House, 4 Ainslie Road is a rendered brick/stone and iron cottage with an asymmetrical facade is a late example of the simplified Victorian Italiante style of architecture. It has a protruding parapetted faceted bay with window and simple ornamentation of the gable barge boards. There is a lower basement to this portion, as evidenced from a 2015 street view. The lower level has a louvred window to the street, and a side door entry. Walls are painted and rendered limestone. The hipped corrugated iron roof has a gable-end over the projecting front room, with simple timber detailing above the bay. The verandah roof is a separate bullnose corrugated iron roof. The verandah is supported by timber posts with a simple verticle timber balustrade. The rendered chimney has rendered corbelling. The house is on the high side of Ainslie Road and is elevated from the street. A rendered staircase leads up to the verandah. A low limestone fence is located on 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, 4 Ainslie Road, was constructed c.1905 as a four-room cottage, one of the first two residences on the street (the other being 16 Ainslie Road). The place was occupied for at least five years by James Burrows, for whom it is likely to have been built. Other early occupants included W and John Collins (prior to World War One) and owner Mrs Kenzia Greenwood from 1917 until at least 1924. 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 to High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored, sympathetic alterations). High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).

Condition

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

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