Central Avenue, 17, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 17 CENTRAL AVENUEAddress17 Central Avenue BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20385Heritage ListingsNO CURRENT HERITAGE LISTINGSLocation DescriptionStreet Number17Construction Commenced1916Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Other MetalWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey masonry house dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.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 of 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. The land was advertised in the "Morning Herald" on 25th August 1885. 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 to create Lots 50, 51, 53, 54, 58, 59, 66, 67, 119 and 72. 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. House, 17 Central Avenue: A cottage is recorded on this lot (50 of 62) in the 1916/17 Rate Book. This is given number 20 in 1934/35 and changed to number 17 in 1939/ 40. The Health Department file records a permit for a new bathroom, laundry, store and verandah in 1959; a WC in 1965; a verandah in 1968 and a shed /prefab in 1968. Physical DescriptionSingle storey rendered and Colorbond hipped roof house. There is a rendered chimney and a dropped verandah which is supported by turned timber posts. The front fence is rendered. 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 residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
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 3
RELATED
Central Avenue, 17, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12630