Edmund Street, 165, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 165 EDMUND STREETAddress165 Edmund Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22967Location DescriptionStreet Number165Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 165 Edmund Street, is a single storey brick and tile house dating from the 1900s. 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 Beaconsfield. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryEdmund Street was named for Sir Edmund R Fremantle, a nephew of Sir Charles Fremantle the founder of the city. Edmund served with Sir Charles as Flag Lieutenant from 1858 – 1861. He died in 1929 at the age of 93. Edmund Street was gazetted on the 25 May 1922 and was previously known as Marmion Road. House 165 Edmund Street is on what is known today as Lot 1 of 8a of 38 of CSL 7. Before the mid 1930s the house was known as 651 Edmund Street. There is no record of this lot in the 1899 rate books and in the 1900 rate books, a cottage owned by H. Edwards with no tenant, is shown for Lot 8c of CSL 7. In 1905/06 Janet Edwards is recorded as the owner of 651 Edmund Street, and her tenant was John Lambert Gallagher, a clerk and in 1910/11 John McIntyre was her tenant. By 1915/16 and until at least 1920/21 the cottage belonged to the Estate of H W Edwards and tenants included Fred Thorn in 1915/16 and Lewis Abbott in 1920/21. By 1929/30 Ernest James Keys was the owner/occupier. Keyes was still the owner in 1945/46 and had a series of tenants including John Charles Melber in 1935/36, Florence Mabel Myer in 1940/41 and Albert Edward Myer in 1945/46. Physical DescriptionHouse, 165 Edmund Street is a single storey, single room width masonry and tile house with an asymmetrical facade designed as a simple variation of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered brick. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The façade has a front door to one side, and one window with aluminium frame. The verandah has a separate flat roof supported by steel posts in a ‘V’ formation. There is a rendered corbelled chimney evident. There is a low face brick fence to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityHigh degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).Place 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
Edmund Street, 165, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/13006