HOUSE, 161 SOLOMON STREET, BEACONSFIELD
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 161 SOLOMON STREETAddress161 Solomon Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21834Location DescriptionStreet Number161Construction Commenced1903Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025ArchaeologyConditionHistorySolomon Street was originally known as Mary Street, gazetted in 1905. It changed its name in 1951/52 to honour Elias Solomon, a Fremantle merchant and politician who built a house and lived in this street. Solomon was a Town Councillor 1878-1880, 1883-1886, Mayor in 1889-1891, 1896-98 and 1900-01. He was a state parliamentarian, MLA for the seat of South Fremantle 1892-1901, then transferred to Federal Politics with a seat in the House of Representatives from 1901-1903. Solomon was the first Member for Fremantle in the Federal Government. Lot 3 of CSL 7 records a cottage in 1903/4. On file at the Local History Collection: Photos from 1979 and 1993.
Was aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey residence dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area. Has undergone significant alterations but original form remains intact. DEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025Physical DescriptionSingle storey rendered and brick zincalume hipped and gable with decorative barge boards roofed house, set back and above the pavement level. There are two rendered and face brick chimneys with corbelling, bracketed eaves, and an enclosed dropped verandah, which is probably not original. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Solomon Street; 121, 123, 125, 127, 134, 135, 139, 143, 147, 148,149, 150, 151, 153, 156, 157, 159, 161, 162 & 168.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Was aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey residence dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area. Has undergone significant alterations but original form remains intact. DEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025Physical DescriptionSingle storey rendered and brick zincalume hipped and gable with decorative barge boards roofed house, set back and above the pavement level. There are two rendered and face brick chimneys with corbelling, bracketed eaves, and an enclosed dropped verandah, which is probably not original. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Solomon Street; 121, 123, 125, 127, 134, 135, 139, 143, 147, 148,149, 150, 151, 153, 156, 157, 159, 161, 162 & 168.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace 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
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusNoLocal Government Statutory Listing DateAdded - 8/03/2007 Removed 27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey DateAdded 18/09/2000 - Changed 27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 4 - Historic Record Only
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
HOUSE, 161 SOLOMON STREET, BEACONSFIELD. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14464