Local Government
East Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
Location
26 May St East Fremantle
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1912
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 17 Nov 2015 |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 15 Aug 2006 | Category B |
Category B |
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Statement of Significance
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 26 May Street is a single storey commercial premise constructed in limestone, tuck-pointed brick 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 aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow styled building. The place retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a moderate degree of integrity.
The additions to the rear have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 26 May Street has considerable aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow style building. It retains most of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 26 May 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 26 May 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.
RARITY
No 26 May Street is not rare in the immediate context but Woodside has rarity value as a cohesive middle class suburb.
Physical Description
Inter-War
Bungalow w Arts & Crafts Influences
No 26 May Street is a single storey building constructed in limestone, tuck-pointed brick and rendered brick house with a hipped and gable tiled roof. It is asymmetrically composed with a thrust gable bay and a part width return hip roofed verandah. The verandah is supported on turned timber posts with fretwork brackets. The thrust bay features a part timbered gable casement windows and a sunhood. There is a central door and hopper light flanked by sidelights. The house is built on limestone foundation walls with brick upper walls and rendered string courses. The roofscape features masonry chimneys and finials. A set of concrete steps leads from the verandah to the garden.
The place retains its form and most details. Additions are to the rear.
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
Historic Theme: Demographic Settlement
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 Californian 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.
The place has been converted from a house to a commercial premise.