HOUSE, 14 DAVIES STREET, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 14 DAVIES STREETAddress14 Davies Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20555Location DescriptionStreet Number14Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHOUSE, 2 DAVIES STREET , a single-storey, timber-framed and iron house with an symmetrical façade is a representative example of late 19th-century residential development in the 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.
Designed originally in the Victorian Georgian style, as an 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThis Lot is recorded as Lot 32 & 33 of 59. Rates Books lists construction on Lot 33 in 1900. The first traceable resident is Hugh Patrick from 1905 to c1909. A long-term resident was Alfred Thomas Burgess (c1925-1940). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a weatherboard house with a verandah at the front and rear, and another weatherboard room and verandah beyond. The house is on a large lot. In 1948 alterations were made (extended at the rear). In 1978 a new residence numbered 14A was built on lot 32 (south of the original house), the carport of which abuts the original house. The roof was replaced around this time. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof line has been modified and a rear addition constructed.Physical DescriptionHouse, 14 Davies Street is a single storey timber framed and flat fibrous sheeting (not original) clad walls and a Zincalume hipped roof house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts. There is a painted timber fence to the front boundary.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Designed originally in the Victorian Georgian style, as an 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThis Lot is recorded as Lot 32 & 33 of 59. Rates Books lists construction on Lot 33 in 1900. The first traceable resident is Hugh Patrick from 1905 to c1909. A long-term resident was Alfred Thomas Burgess (c1925-1940). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a weatherboard house with a verandah at the front and rear, and another weatherboard room and verandah beyond. The house is on a large lot. In 1948 alterations were made (extended at the rear). In 1978 a new residence numbered 14A was built on lot 32 (south of the original house), the carport of which abuts the original house. The roof was replaced around this time. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that the roof line has been modified and a rear addition constructed.Physical DescriptionHouse, 14 Davies Street is a single storey timber framed and flat fibrous sheeting (not original) clad walls and a Zincalume hipped roof house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts. There is a painted timber fence 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 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, 14 DAVIES STREET, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12803