Heritage TitleHOUSE, 20 LIVINGSTONE STREETAddress20A Livingstone Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23253Construction Commenced1903Construction MaterialWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryA cottage was constructed on this site in 1903-04 for Alexander Bowman, labourer, who also lived at the place. In 1914 the rate books changed the description of the place from ‘cottage’ to ‘shed’ and from the following year the site was rated as vacant. Plans were approved for a new house for the site in 1950, to be built by owner Thomas Michael Donovan. The house was to be a timber-framed dwelling and was estimated to cost £700. It appears the residence took some time to be completed, as it is not noted in rate books until 1955, although a septic tank was installed already in 1952. A patio and bathroom extension to the rear of the house was approved for the owner in 1979. The 1950 plans for the place show that it has had few external changes since its construction. The house was built as a four-room cottage with a central passage between two front rooms leading to rear bedroom, kitchen, and inside bathroom. A laundry was at the end of the back verandah. There was a fireplace in thePhysical DescriptionHouse, 20 Livingston Street is a single storey timber and tiled house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted timber weatherboards to dado height and fibrous cement sheeting above. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. There is a red face brick chimney with two chimney pots evident. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The verandah is under a continuous tiled roof supported by timber posts with decorative timber brackets. The house is elevated from the street. There is a face brick retaining wall with timber pickets to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/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 StatusNON ContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Livingstone Street, 20A, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 17/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/13637
