Holdsworth Street, 3-11, Fremantle WA 6160

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Heritage TitleWarders' TerraceAddress3-11 Holdsworth Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag^[1]Heritage Place No940Location Description Street Number3-11Other NamesFourth Terrace (1897)Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Common BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Government policyDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Immigration emigration & refugeesSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Law & orderStatement Of SignificanceRefer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryRefer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation. Warders' Terraces, 3-11 Holdsworth Street is a row of four single storey, five-roomed terraced cottages constructed in 1897 to provide additional accommodation/warders' quarters for the prison. In 1850, Captain E.Y.W. Henderson, Comptroller General of the Convict Establishment, had brought the first boatload of convicts to a colony which was totally unprepared for its arrival. The small port of Fremantle had to absorb not only the first 75 convicts, but also their warders and their families and the Pensioner Guards and theirs. Accommodation was stretched to the limit. Rents were high and Henderson wrote to the London superiors seeking to remedy the situation. Under these circumstances the need for extra housing for the staff of the prison was pressing. As a result, Henderson embarked on a project to increase accommodation which included the construction of two sets of warders' cottages. By November 1851 the first surviving block of warders' cottages had been built at 19-29 Henderson Street. By 1853 the second surviving block of cottages was built at 31-41 Henderson Street. The third surviving block was constructed in 1858 at 7-17 Henderson Street. As mentioned, it was not until 1897, that the fourth surviving block at Holdsworth Street was constructed. Warders' Terraces, as the latest of the cottages built, shows a standard of architecture and quality of craftsmanship that demonstrates that there was a greater availability of skilled labour and a better managed administration of the Establishment at the time of their construction. These cottages provided reasonably comfortable living space for each family. After the Commission of Inquiry into the Prison in 1899, £400 was spent on providing kitchens and widening the verandahs. In 1916, the quarters were connected to the sewer. This place received a Conservation Incentives Award in 1994. Physical DescriptionRefer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.AssociationArthur and Robert BunningPublic Works DepartmentPlace UseOriginal Use – GOVERNMENTAL: Government ResidenceOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupState Registered1

Biographies

Blain, Joseph William

State Statutory Heritage Listing

State Statutory Listing CustodianHeritage Council of WAState Statutory Listing TypeState Register of Heritage PlacesState Statutory Listing GradingRegisteredState Statutory Listing Date25/11/1994

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 1A

Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys

Non-statutory Listings CustodianDCCEEWNon-statutory Listings TypeRegister of the National EstateNon-statutory Listings GradingRegisteredNon-statutory Listings Date21/03/1978

Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys

Non-statutory Listings CustodianNational Trust of Australia (WA)Non-statutory Listings TypeList of Classified PlacesNon-statutory Listings GradingClassifiedNon-statutory Listings Date28/10/1974

SuburbFremantleStreetHoldsworth StreetCollectionHeritage Place Records

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