Heritage TitleHOUSE, 22 DAVIES STREETAddress22 Davies Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20556Construction Commenced1917Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 22 Davies Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1917. 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryRates Book record construction on Lot 28 of 59 in 1917/ 18. The occupant in 1920 was Martin Paul Clarke, a Marine Engineer, whose obituary in the "West Australian" on 22/12/1937 describes him as a well-known personality in Fremantle, who had lived there for 36 years. John Duncan is a later resident from 1937 until at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a small house with an outbuilding in the back yard on the north side of the lot. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that extensions were undertaken between 1985 and 1995 and again c2005.Physical DescriptionHouse, 22 Davies street is a single storey timber and iron residence. The walls are timber framed and weatherboard clad and the roof is hipped and clad with Zincalume. The roof has a brick chimney with corbelling and extends over the verandah which is supported by chamfered timber posts. There is a flat roof carport to the side of the house and a painted timber picket fence.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/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, 22, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12812
