Heritage TitleHOUSE, 8 DAVIES STREETAddress8 Davies Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20554Location DescriptionStreet Number8Construction Commenced1902Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Painted BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 8 Davies Street is a single storey brick and iron house dating from 1902. While the place has undergone significant alteration, is 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryRates Books record construction of a cottage on Lot 36 of 59 in 1902/ 03. The first traceable resident is Hassin Dicton from 1906 to c1915, followed by John Duncan (c1920-1935). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a square brick house with a full-length front and rear verandah. A galvanised iron building is attached on the back south corner, and there are central steps at the back leading down to the yard. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a square house with two hips and a chimney on the southern side. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof was originally painted red. It was replaced with Zincalume between 1995 and 1999, and the house was extended at the rear.Physical DescriptionHouse, 8 Davies Street is a single storey painted brick and Zincalume hipped roof and brick chimney residence. The symmetrically constructed house has a central entrance door flanked by two windows. The separate Zincalume clad roof verandah is supported by masonry pillars onto a low wall balustrade. There is a rendered masonry low wall and metal gate to the front boundary.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent 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
Davies Street, 8, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12797
