Address4 Agnes Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage EntryUpdatedHeritage Place No23318Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 4 AGNES STREETStreet Number4Construction Commenced1905Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical attached pair of cottages dating from the early twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area. HistoryAgnes St was gazetted in 1906.
Duplex, 4 Agnes Street (and its pair 2 Agnes Street) was built circa 1905. At the time the pair was owned by W. H. Jones.
A 1907 diagram shows a mirror pair of stone duplexes sharing a full-length front verandah and centrally located front steps. Each duplex had a galvanised iron addition at the rear with limestone exterior side walls. A weatherboard wash house and water closet straddled the fence between the two duplexes.
Subsequent occupants include Fredrick Cooper (1910), Mr Clapton (1930), John Pickering (1940, and Elsie Bull (1949).
At some stage prior to 2000, the verandah of Duplex, 4 Agnes Street was infilled with fibro sheeting and windows and the stonework painted . The infill and paint has been removed in recent years to reveal the original stone wall and brick quoining. Physical DescriptionDUPLEX, 4 AGNES STREET is a single storey stone and zincalume hipped roof duplex. There is a rendered dividing wall and the roof has four brick chimneys with rendered corbelling. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts. There are timber double hung sash windows and timber panelled doors with sidelights and fanlights. Duplex 2-4 and 6-8 Agnes Street are similar in style and form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Agnes Street.Place UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
Agnes Street, 4, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 14/11/2025, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12379
