Davies Street, 28, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 28 DAVIES STREETAddress28 Davies Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23266Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 28 Davies Street, is a single storey timber and tile house dating from 1900. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryLot 25 was originally drawn as Loc 59 and later became Location 61. The land on which house 28 Davies Street is located was vacant in 1899 and owned by Robert Hancock, a labourer. In 1900 Hancock was living in a cottage on the land. The next recorded owner is George William Smith, a storeman, who also lived there in 1902/03. Merritt Plume Fowler owned and lived at 28 Davies Street from 1905 until 1949 when post office directory records cease. Sarah Ann Fowler is recorded as being the owner/occupier in 1951/52. The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a small weatherboard house which had no front verandah, and two galvanised iron outbuildings in the south boundary fence in the back yard. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) does not include this part of Davies Street. The 1953 and 1965 aerials show a verandah along the front and a hipped roof, with a skillion behind. The roof is painted red. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that various galvanised iron outbuildings along the southern boundary fence. They were removed for a long-roofed structure c2008. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.Physical DescriptionHouse, 28 Davies Street is a single storey timber and tile house constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a separate tiled roof supported by timber posts. The symmetrical front façade has a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed casement windows. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket wall to the front boundary line.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 Date10/01/2018
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date10/01/2018Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
RELATED
Davies Street, 28, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/12815