Heritage TitleHOUSE, 15 BURT STREETAddress15 Burt Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20299Location DescriptionStreet Number15Construction Commenced1908Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileWall – BRICK: Pointed BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 15 Burt Street is a good example of a brick residence in the Federation Queen Anne style, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place contributes to a substantially intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetscape close to the centre of Fremantle.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryBurt Street is likely named after Chief Justice Sir Archibald Paull Burt, who came to Fremantle in 1861 from the West Indies. His son, Septimus Burt, became the first Attorney-General under Responsible Government. House, 15 Burt Street was constructed for Eliza Bovell c. 1902. This was demolished shortly afterwards (may have been as a result of a fire). Another cottage was built on the site c.1907 for Eliza Bovell. This property remained in the Bovell family from 1893 for more than 60 years. Physical DescriptionHouse, 15 Burt Street is a single storey house comprising of tuck pointed brick laid in Flemish bond to the facade which has a faceted bay. The terracotta tiled (probably not original) hipped roof has two chimneys with corbelling extant.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date8/03/2007
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 2
