Heritage TitleHOUSE, 13 CENTRAL AVENUEAddress13 Central Avenue BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22668Heritage ListingsNO CURRENT HERITAGE LISTINGSLocation DescriptionStreet Number13Construction Commenced1929Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Other MetalWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area. Has undergone significant alterations but original form remains intact.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryOn the 9th November 1857, Michael Mahor, a Yeoman of Fremantle was granted Country Enrolment No. 1091, which was later known as Cockburn Sound Location 67. This consisted off 10 acres and was bounded by Fifth Avenue on the West, Lefroy Road to the south, York Street on the east and Cockburn Sound Location 62 on the north. On 24 October 1892 ownership passed to a family of Fremantle butchers, John, David and William Chester, who had a slaughterhouse on part of the land. On 29 August 1901 the land was transferred to a Fremantle Land Agent named Reginald George Webb. Webb subdivided the land on the 8 November 1901 and further subdivisions occurred on 15 July 1903. When the land in this area was originally subdivided and put up for sale a competition was held to decide on a new name for the district and Hilton Park was chosen. In 1914/15 the land on which house 13 Central Avenue stands on was vacant and owned by James Healy. In the 1920s, Lot 52 was vacant and owned by William Thomas MPhysical DescriptionSingle storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a Colourbond hipped and metal lined half timbered gable roof with house. The roof has a painted brick chimney and extends over the verandah which is supported by timber posts. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Central Avenue; 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15 &17.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Central Avenue, 13, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12626
