LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 150 MARINE TERRACE

Statement of Significance

The use of limestone is part of the Fremantle landscape and gives the City coherence and character. Limestone walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. Limestone walls are one commonly encountered example of use of this stone as a building material, most of them dating from the 19th century and early years of the 20th century. Most of the limestone in small walls came from local quarries.

Physical Description

19th Century rock faced random rubble limestone wall with mortar capping. The two rendered piers with a timber gate date from the 1940s house. An external heritage assessment was prepared in May 2009 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council (DA184/09) for demolition and replacement of the front limestone wall.

History

House, 150 Marine Terrace was built in 1940/41 for Clarice Smith. Clarice owned the house until the mid-1960s. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1955 shows a large brick house with a projecting front room to the south and a verandah extending over the remainder of the façade. There were curved steps at the northern end of the lot, leading to the verandah. At the rear of the house was a small verandah and a separate brick laundry with a small attached tin structure. In 2009 a new house was being constructed. This place was identified in the "Heritage Report on: 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986. Walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. It is not known how old this particular feature is, but the front limestone wall remains from the nineteenth century, possibly from a house on the lot prior to 1940. As at May 2009, the northern end is in danger of collapse. An external heritage assessment was prepared in May 2009 by Philip Griffiths Architects for a DA submission to Council (DA184/09) for demolition and replacement of the front limestone wall.

Condition

As at May 2009, the northern end is in danger of collapse.

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