HOUSE, 24 CUREDALE STREET, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 24 CUREDALE STREETAddress24 Curedale Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No17057Location DescriptionStreet Number24Construction Commenced1900Former W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 24 Curedale Street, is a single storey modest Victorian Georgian limestone and tile house with a broken back roof dating from 1900. The dwelling is representative of the Federation era patterns of settlement within Fremantle. While the place has undergone significant alteration, is contributes to the streetscape and the surrounding area.
Constructed in 1900, the house reflects the expansion of Fremantle during the late 19th century, a time when the Western Australian gold rush brought economic growth and increased settlement. Its timber-framed construction and iron roofing are indicative of the resourceful building practices of the time, particularly in working-class and middle-class areas where accessible and durable materials were favoured.
As a modified example of modest 19th-century housing, it represents the daily lives of the working- and middle-class residents who contributed to the development of Fremantle. As part of Fremantle’s historic urban fabric, the house contributes to the collective identity of the area. It reflects the residential styles of the late 19th century.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryHouse, 24 Curedale Street was built in 1900. It straddles Lots 15 and 16. Dick Thomas was the owner and main occupant of the house from 1900 until 1940, followed by Robert Gurr (1941-1946) and Bert Woods (1947-49), after which post office directory records cease. The house was originally number 38, and became number 24 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full-length front verandah, and timber enclosed rooms each end of the rear verandah. There was a timber outbuilding near to the house on the north boundary, and a galvanised iron Stables noted on the south boundary. The lot was divided in half (north-south direction) by a fence. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a hipped roof house with a verandah along the front and an outbuilding to the rear (east side). The 1965 aerial shows that the house was modified and there seems to be a verandah or extension on the south side that runs half way along the length of the house. The house has two gable sections running in an east-west direction, and two chimneys are visible. Aerial photos show that c2000 the roof was either replaced or painted, as it changed from red/brown in colour to the current (2017) grey. In 2012 an iron roofed shelter was built and attached at the rear of the house.Physical DescriptionHouse, 24 Curedale Street is a single storey rendered and tile house set below the level of the pavement. The tiled roof extends over the verandah supported by roughcast render piers and balustrading which has been infilled with louvres making further physical description difficult. A rendered chimney with corbelling remains extant. There is a low rendered fence to the front boundary.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Constructed in 1900, the house reflects the expansion of Fremantle during the late 19th century, a time when the Western Australian gold rush brought economic growth and increased settlement. Its timber-framed construction and iron roofing are indicative of the resourceful building practices of the time, particularly in working-class and middle-class areas where accessible and durable materials were favoured.
As a modified example of modest 19th-century housing, it represents the daily lives of the working- and middle-class residents who contributed to the development of Fremantle. As part of Fremantle’s historic urban fabric, the house contributes to the collective identity of the area. It reflects the residential styles of the late 19th century.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryHouse, 24 Curedale Street was built in 1900. It straddles Lots 15 and 16. Dick Thomas was the owner and main occupant of the house from 1900 until 1940, followed by Robert Gurr (1941-1946) and Bert Woods (1947-49), after which post office directory records cease. The house was originally number 38, and became number 24 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full-length front verandah, and timber enclosed rooms each end of the rear verandah. There was a timber outbuilding near to the house on the north boundary, and a galvanised iron Stables noted on the south boundary. The lot was divided in half (north-south direction) by a fence. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a hipped roof house with a verandah along the front and an outbuilding to the rear (east side). The 1965 aerial shows that the house was modified and there seems to be a verandah or extension on the south side that runs half way along the length of the house. The house has two gable sections running in an east-west direction, and two chimneys are visible. Aerial photos show that c2000 the roof was either replaced or painted, as it changed from red/brown in colour to the current (2017) grey. In 2012 an iron roofed shelter was built and attached at the rear of the house.Physical DescriptionHouse, 24 Curedale Street is a single storey rendered and tile house set below the level of the pavement. The tiled roof extends over the verandah supported by roughcast render piers and balustrading which has been infilled with louvres making further physical description difficult. A rendered chimney with corbelling remains extant. There is a low rendered fence to the front boundary.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianCity of FremantleStatutory Heritage Area South Fremantle Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
HOUSE, 24 CUREDALE STREET, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 16/06/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12757