HOUSE, 117 SOUTH STREET, BEACONSFIELD WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 117 SOUTH STREETAddress117 South Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23130Location DescriptionStreet Number117Construction Commenced1955 cConstruction MaterialWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceHOUSE, 117 SOUTH STREET, a single storey rendered brick and tile roof house, is a representative example of modest residential architecture constructed during the post-World War II period (c. 1945–1965). It reflects the economic and social conditions of the era, particularly the need for affordable and rapidly built housing in response to population growth and housing shortages. This place is significant as a modest yet important example of Fremantle’s residential history.
The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. The dwelling exhibits typical features of Post-War Bungalow design. These features contribute to the broader suburban character of Fremantle’s mid-20th-century residential development. This house represents the post-war expansion of Fremantle, a period marked by government and private efforts to address housing shortages. It provides insight into the practical and economic constraints that shaped domestic architecture in Western Australia during this time.
As part of a broader pattern of post-war suburban development, the bungalow reflects the aspirations of working- and middle-class families for home ownership. It remains an important link to Fremantle’s mid-century community identity and continues to contribute to the area’s evolving built heritage.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryA colour photo dated January 1993 shows a rendered masonry house on limestone foundations with a tile roof of red above shading to black at the gutter. The house is double fronted with a protruding roof on the left hand side, with a hipped section on the protruding room and a hipped main section with a ridge running parallel to the front wall. The front wall shows casement windows on either end, each with 2 casements either side of a fixed pane, with a set of French doors (?) and a front door between, the front door on the left hand side. Above the windows and door and below the main roof is a flat concrete roof canopy of a curved shape. There is a semi-circular section above each of the windows that is self supporting and another semi-circular section over the centre of the house that is supported by 2 barley sugar twist columns and with a decorative iron set of railings. There are a set of semi-circular steps leading up to the front porch area. The front and right side walls arPhysical DescriptionHouse, 117 South Street is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Inter-War Art Deco style of architecture. The walls are on painted limestone foundations, with five courses of red face brick above, and then rendered to roof height, with a brick band at dado height. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a separate dropped flat roof supported by rendered columns, and has a curved face brick edging. The asymmetrical front façade has a main door and double doors under the verandah roof, and timber framed windows on each side of the verandah. There is frosted glazing to the doors and windows. There is a low curved rendered wall with brick capping to the front boundary line, with a central wrought iron gate to match the wrought iron balcony along the curved verandah. 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
The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. The dwelling exhibits typical features of Post-War Bungalow design. These features contribute to the broader suburban character of Fremantle’s mid-20th-century residential development. This house represents the post-war expansion of Fremantle, a period marked by government and private efforts to address housing shortages. It provides insight into the practical and economic constraints that shaped domestic architecture in Western Australia during this time.
As part of a broader pattern of post-war suburban development, the bungalow reflects the aspirations of working- and middle-class families for home ownership. It remains an important link to Fremantle’s mid-century community identity and continues to contribute to the area’s evolving built heritage.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryA colour photo dated January 1993 shows a rendered masonry house on limestone foundations with a tile roof of red above shading to black at the gutter. The house is double fronted with a protruding roof on the left hand side, with a hipped section on the protruding room and a hipped main section with a ridge running parallel to the front wall. The front wall shows casement windows on either end, each with 2 casements either side of a fixed pane, with a set of French doors (?) and a front door between, the front door on the left hand side. Above the windows and door and below the main roof is a flat concrete roof canopy of a curved shape. There is a semi-circular section above each of the windows that is self supporting and another semi-circular section over the centre of the house that is supported by 2 barley sugar twist columns and with a decorative iron set of railings. There are a set of semi-circular steps leading up to the front porch area. The front and right side walls arPhysical DescriptionHouse, 117 South Street is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Inter-War Art Deco style of architecture. The walls are on painted limestone foundations, with five courses of red face brick above, and then rendered to roof height, with a brick band at dado height. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles. The verandah is under a separate dropped flat roof supported by rendered columns, and has a curved face brick edging. The asymmetrical front façade has a main door and double doors under the verandah roof, and timber framed windows on each side of the verandah. There is frosted glazing to the doors and windows. There is a low curved rendered wall with brick capping to the front boundary line, with a central wrought iron gate to match the wrought iron balcony along the curved verandah. 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
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 Date27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
HOUSE, 117 SOUTH STREET, BEACONSFIELD WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14513