Residence, 11 Angwin Sreet

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic & Representative Swanville STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE No 11 Angwin Street is a double storey house constructed in limestone and brick with a corrugated iron roof. It has historic and aesthetic value for its contribution to Riverside’s small concentration of fine houses. The place contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Queen Anne style house. The place retains a high degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The additions and garage have little significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE No 11 Angwin Street has exceptional aesthetic value as a Federation Queen Anne style house. It retains most of the characteristic features of a dwelling of the type and period. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE No 11 Angwin Street has exceptional historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle and the subdivision of Walter Easton’s Estate from 1901. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE No 11 Angwin Street has exceptional 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

No 11 Angwin Street is a two storey house constructed in limestone and brick with a hipped, gabled and ‘M’ format corrugated iron roof. It is a very fine expression of the Federation Queen Anne style. It is asymmetrically composed with an irregular plan. The front elevation features a thrust gable bay, corner gable bay and a wrapping curved roof verandah. The verandah terminates at thrust bays at both ends. The verandah is supported on turned timber posts with post brackets. A vertical timber balustrade spans between the posts. There are many roof forms, bay windows, diagonal bays and other features. Windows are double hung sashes in bay windows and in wall planes. The roof features decorative gables, finials and brick and rendered chimneys. Walls are limestone with brick quoins. The place is located on a steep sloping site and addresses the river. As a result the elevation to Angwin Street is largely ignored. To accommodate the slope of the site the house is set on limestone foundations. Brick framed arches are located throughout the lower section of the place. The place retains its form and most of its details. There are additions and a garage to the east of the property. 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. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Walls – Limestone and brick Roof – Corrugated iron sheeting PHYSICAL SETTING The residence is situated on a steeply sloping site and features a tennis court, a gazebo, retaining walls and well groomed gardens.

History

Historic Theme: Demographic Settlement Riverside Precinct was once part of Location 64 (10 acres). In 1896 the Riverside Precinct was subdivided into 47 lots following the developments of Plympton in the 1890s. It was not until 1900 before all of the lots in Riverside were sold. A number of substantial homes were thereafter built in the area. Concurrently riverside related industries were developed along the base of the limestone scarp now fronted by Riverside Road. More subdivisions to Riverside occurred in 1913 to Putney, Bellevue, Hillside, Surbiton and Hill Streets (Putney, Bellevue and Hill Streets no longer exist.). At the time a number of buildings were developed around Pier Street. Lot sizes were large in comparison to Plympton Precinct. By 1915 a dense group of houses was established in the Riverside Precinct. Large residences occupied the hilltop streets while smaller residences were developed along Preston Point Road and along the river bank. As a response to the topography of the precinct lots were irregular in shape and size. Substantial residences were developed along the east side of Preston Point Road in the Richmond Precinct around this time. The developments on the west side of Preston Point Road, however, were of a much larger scale and in the late Victorian style which contrasts with the adjacent Precinct. HISTORIC THEME Demographic Settlements - Residential Subdivision

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High

Condition

Excellent

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