Heritage TitleHOUSE, 40 FIFTH AVENUEAddress40 Fifth Avenue BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22636Heritage ListingsNO CURRENT HERITAGE LISTINGSLocation DescriptionStreet Number40Construction Commenced1930Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, corrugatedWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 40 Fifth Avenue, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from the 1930s. 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 an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThis lot (23 CSL 67) is recorded as being vacant in the rate book records of 1918/19. A residence is on this lot by 1930.Physical DescriptionHouse, 40 Fifth Avenue is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed with painted weatherboard to dado height, and fibrous cement cladding above. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. There is a brick corbelled chimney evident. The symmetrical front façade has a timber panelled door with fanlight flanked either side by timber framed double hung sash windows. The verandah is enclosed with lattice to one side. The house is situated above street level. There is a timber picket fence with masonry piers 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). High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Fifth Avenue, 40, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/13062
