Shepherd Street, 22, Beaconsfield WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 22 Shepherd StreetAddress22 Shepherd Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage EntryYesHeritage Place No26619Location DescriptionStreet Number22Construction Commenced1953Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: InstitutionsStatement Of Significance22 Shepherd Street has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: It is s a good example of Post-War housing design; It has historic and social value as an example of the low cost housing for people who could not afFord to pay a reasonable rental for a home such as the elderly, sick, widows, deserted wives or incapacitated people provided by the McNess Housing Trust from the 1930s; it is representative of the 447 houses constructed for WA’s neediest families by the McNess Housing Trust prior to the Trust being amalgamated into the State Housing Commission in 1968; its associations with prominent WA businessman Sir Charles McNess; and its positive contribution to the streetscape.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThe McNess Housing Trust was established in 1930 to provide low cost housing for people who could not afFord to pay a reasonable rental for a home such as the elderly, sick, widows, deserted wives or incapacitated people. Funded largely by donations from prominent WA businessman Sir Charles McNess, it constructed 447 houses for WA’s neediest families until it was amalgamated into the State Housing Commission in 1968. Prior to WW2 the trust constructed approximately 200, four roomed timber cottages but after the war it constructed only duplexes and small blocks of single storey flats in brick and tile. 22 Shepherd Street, a block of four, single storey flats was constructed between 1953 and 1965. The two houses in the rear yard were constructed between 1985 and 1989.Physical Description22 Shepherd Street is a good example of Post-War housing design. It has red brick walls built up on limestone foundations, horizontal format casement sash windows and a gabled tile roof with boxed eaves. Substantial brick chimneys and semi enclosed brick entry porches are used to define the private entrances to each flat and break up the strongly horizontal lines of the design.AssociationSir Charles McNessPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Institutional HousingArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityThe place has a high degree of Authenticity and integrityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
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 Date10/06/2020Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
RELATED
Shepherd Street, 22, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 12/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14338