HOUSE, 6 ORIENT STREET

Statement of Significance

House, 6 Orient Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1940. 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 weatherboard and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade constructed in 1940. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under continuous corrugated iron roof with square timber posts. The front facade is symmetrical with a central front door and timber framed windows either side. There is a tlow limestone fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.

History

House, 6 Orient Street was built in 1939/40. At this time, Lucy and Alicia Carpenter owned the lot. Alicia Carpenter lived in the house until the mid-1960s, when it was sold to Ian Bemrose. The Bemrose family retained ownership until 1976 and the house has had a number of owners since that time. A diagram dated 1954 shows that the weatherboard house had a full length front verandah and a centrally located path ran between the street and the front steps. Paving down one side of the house provided a drive to the galvanised iron garage at the rear. Other paving linked the back of the house with asbestos buildings (including a laundry) set against the back fence.

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). 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).

Uses

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