Residence, 9 Fortescue Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 9 Fortescue Street is a single-storey house constructed in limestone and rendered brick with a tiled roof. It has historic and aesthetic value for its contribution to Woodside's high concentration of predominantly Federation period houses and associated buildings. The place contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has considerable heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as an Inter-War Spanish Mission style house. The place retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The garage and additions to the rear have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 9 Fortescue Street has considerable aesthetic value as an Inter-War Spanish Mission style house. It retains most of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 9 Fortescue Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle and the subdivision of W. D. Moore’s Woodside Estate from 1912. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 9 Fortescue Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of middle class Federation and Inter-War period development, which contributes to the community's sense of place.

Physical Description

Spanish Mission Porch House No 9 Fortescue Street is a single storey house constructed in limestone rendered brick with a hipped and gabled Cordova tiled roof. It is a fine expression of the Inter-War Spanish Mission style. The front elevation is asymmetrically planned with a half hipped roofed entry porch. The entry porch is accented with three arches supported on piers and barley twist columns. A wrought steel balustrade spans between the piers. This arrangement sits over a limestone wall. There is a pair of glazed entry doors flanked by casement windows. The rendered walls sit on a limestone foundation. The roofscape features a rendered chimney. The place retains its basic form and details. There are additions to the rear and a garage has been added to the north. The place is consistent with the building pattern in the Precinct. The place plays an important role in the pattern of development of a middle class suburb.

History

Woodside is a relatively cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed following the subdivision of W.D. Moore’s Estate commencing in 1912. Most of the lots were sold between 1912 and 1929 and the majority of buildings were completed in this time. Residences were substantial and of various Federation period styles distinguishing the area from the small worker’s cottages of Plympton. The Inter-War Bungalow style residence is also represented in Woodside. The Woodside Precinct remains largely intact in terms of original housing with little infill subdivision or replacement housing.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate - High

Condition

Good

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