No 59 David Place
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
59 David Place
Other names
- Pembroke Terrace. The eight properties in the terrace are numbered 54-61, up to the junction with Val Plaisant
- La Fontaine Guest House - late 20th century
Location
David Place, St Helier
Type of property
1844 town terrace house. Requisitioned by the Germans from October 1941 to November 1942
Valuations
No recent transactions
Families and businesses associated with the property
- Coutanche: The family built the terrace in 1844
Census returns
- 1861: Patrick Salter, 81, retired civil servant; Mary, 36, Eliza, 41, Lydia, 28, Patrick, 30; Georgina, 26, Isabella, 24, servants
- 1881: Hannah Stuart, 24, dancing teacher; Charlotte, 23, sister
- 1891: George Bowyer, 75, Vice-Admiral, RN, retired. Cecilia, 57, lodging house keeper; Ellen, 27, milliner
- 1901: Cecilia Webber, 67, furnished lodgings; Ellen, 37, milliner
Almanac listings
- 1874-1886: W Stead, furnished apartments
- 1886: Admiral Bowyer
- 1890-1905: Mrs Webber. Admiral Bowyer
- 1910-1930: H Jackson
- 1920: Mrs Drury-Shaw
- 1940: Mrs Craig
- 1950-1960: C F Beauchamp
- 1970-1980: R Ahier
- 1890: La Fontaine Guest House
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Part of a designed classical terrace, built in 1844 by the Coutanche family, which is one of the best examples of an early 19th century formal planned ensemble in St Helier.
Mid-terrace set back. Three-bay, three-storey plus basement mirroring No 60. Front elevation: slate roof with two box dormers. Stucco with rusticated bands on basement. First and second floor windows 12-pane sashes. Ground floor eight-pane French windows. Three-column porch shared with No 60 is Ionic order with dentilled cornice. Panelled reveal to door. Six-panel door with roll moulding down centre but no door knob, with top and side lights. Stone steps to door with railings dividing the two properties. Stone boundary wall, granite copings, ironwork railings. New building has been inserted into back yard of Nos 59 and 60.
