Curedale Street, 30, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 30 CUREDALE STREETAddress30 Curedale Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No17075Location DescriptionStreet Number30Construction Commenced1901Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 30 Curedale Street, is a single storey stone and iron house dating from 1901. While the place has undergone alteration, it has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThe land on which Curedale Street and the Grosvenor Hospital are situated originally belonged to the Curedale family. George Curedale arrived in Fremantle as a convict on 1st January 1858. On 18 May 1881 George Curedale purchased 82 acres, about three kilometres from the centre of Fremantle, from Henry Maxwell Lefroy who had died two years previously. The property comprised four adjoining Cockburn Sound Location Lots and was located between the present Curedale Street, east to within 4.45 chains of Fifth Avenue and from South Street to Lefroy Street. Curedale developed the land as an orchard and vineyard. Having earned a living as ‘Fruiterer’ and then ‘Green-grocer’, George Curedale now described himself as ‘Vineyard Proprietor’ and there is evidence to show that he did import vines. The property was owned by the Curedales until 28 April 1887 when Lots 59, 60, 61 and 66 were transferred to George Alfred Davies (1846 – 1847) to clear George Curedale’s debts. George Curedale died of heart disease, on 15th August 1887. The adjoining Davies Street is named for the Davies family. Davies Street adjoins Curedale Street. Rates Books of 1901/ 02 record the construction of a stone and steel cottage with a timber verandah on lot 20 CSL 61 pt 1. It was apparently built for John Augustus. Cook, a carrier, who also owned number 32. The Cook family is well documented. Reference is given to 19 acres in Curedale Street owned by Cook and used for an orchard and vineyard between 1905 and 1927. In 1905 George Curedale is the occupant according to post office directories. Tenancy changed every 5-10 years suggesting the place was a rental property for Cook, who lived next door at No. 32 until at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a stone house with a full length front verandah, and stables in the back yard on the north boundary fence. The house was originally number 44, and became number 30 when the whole street was renumbered in 1937. In 1951/ 52 the lot changes from Lot 20 of 59 to Lot 20 of 61. Aerial photos (Landgate) show that rear additions were undertaken to the house in 1983, and the main roof was replaced. In 2012 the rear of the property was remodelled again.Physical DescriptionHouse, 30 Curedale Street is a single storey painted stone and Zincalume hipped roof house. The bull nosed verandah is supported by timber posts. The central entrance has a fanlight and sidelights flanking the timber framed double hung sash windows. There is a high face brick wall and timber gate to the front boundary.AssociationCook family (see historical notes in Blue File)Place 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 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
Curedale Street, 30, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12764