Heritage TitleHOUSE, 8 GREY STREETAddress8 Grey Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23023Location DescriptionStreet Number8Construction Commenced1890Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 8 Grey Street, is a typical limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from c1890. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryRates Book Information: This house was formerly numbered 34 Grey Street, renumbering occurred in 1935/36. This house is recorded in the Post Office Directories in 1899 as being occupied by Captain James Irvine who was resident in the place until the early 1900s. The house may have been built prior to that date as Captain Irvine was resident in the street in 1893 however the lack of street numbers makes it difficult to identify the house. Further research of certificates of title and rates books for the period would help to establish the date of construction and the owner of the property at that time. Captain Charles James Irvine was born in Tasmania in 1857. He was a Master Mariner in charge of vessels trading between Eastern and Western Australia for the firm Anderson, Marshall and Lilly and in 1883 for the Adelaide Steamship Co. In 1891 he was the pilot at Albany and in 1899 the Chief Harbourmaster at Fremantle. In 1886, he married Flora Matilda Yelverton at Quindalup and tPhysical Description8 Grey Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and tile house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with brick quoins. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The facade has a central front door with fanlight flanked either side with timber framed double hung sash windows. The verandah has a broken back tiled roof and is supported by rendered columns on brick piers with a brick balustrade. There is a low brick wall to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining but with some alterations. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
