Two Houses, 73 & 75 Sewell Street

Statement of Significance

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Nos 73-75 Sewell Street is a single storey duplex constructed in rendered and painted masonry with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place. The place has considerable heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a pair of Federation Bungalows. They retain a moderate degree of authenticity and a high degree of integrity. The render to the brickwork of No 73 is intrusive. The paint to the brickwork of No 75 is intrusive. The rear additions have no significance. AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE Nos 73-75 Sewell Street have considerable aesthetic value as a pair of Federation Bungalows. They retain all the characteristics of the period with some loss of detail. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE Nos 73-75 Sewell Street have some historic value. They were part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE N/A SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE Nos 73-75 Sewell Street have some social value. They are associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contribute to the community's sense of place. RARITY Nos 73-75 Sewell Street are not rare in the immediate context but Plympton has rarity value as a working class suburb.

Physical Description

Federation Gable Terrace w Gothic Influences No 73-75 Sewell Street is a pair of single storey cottages constructed in rendered and painted masonry with a pair of gabled corrugated iron roofs. The gables have decorative treatment. It is a good expression of a duplex in the Federation Bungalow style. The pair is symmetrically planned with entry doors equally offset from the party wall. The doors are flanked by windows. No 73 has a full width canvas awning. No 75 has a full width bull-nosed verandah. The brickwork to No 75 was painted in the twenty-first century. There are additions to the rear. The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.

History

Historic Theme: Demographic Settlement Plympton is a cohesive precinct, where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Excellent

Uses

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