Heritage TitleHOUSE, 21 MCCLEERY STREETAddress21 McCleery Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21294Construction Commenced1901Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as a fine example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey stone cottage dating from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.HistoryMcCleery Street was named after John McCleery, a Fremantle merchant and auctioneer from 1879 to 1889. He died in 1911. Rate books record this lot (9E CSL 7) as a vacant lot in 1900 and with a cottage in 1901 /02. Several photocopied articles discussing the restoration of the house and notes on the Tuckey family are held at the Local History Collection. Physical DescriptionSingle storey limestone and rendered quoining and zincalume hipped and gable roofed house. There are two painted brick chimneys with rendered corbelling and a dropped verandah which is supported by turned timber posts.Place UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePlace 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 2
McCleery Street, 21, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/13888
