Heritage TitleHOUSE, 231 SOUTH STREETAddress231 South Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage EntryYesHeritage Place No23134Location DescriptionStreet Number231Construction Commenced1930Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 231 South Street, is a single storey brick and tile house dating from c1930. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Inter-War Art Deco style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThis property was offered for sale in June 2005 and is described as 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, with double doors into the lounge, a fireplace and a carport with an adjoining room accessible from Gibson Street. The photo shows rendered masonry dwelling with lines of exposed brick, a hipped tiled roof with a gable end over a protruding front room on the right and a porch on the left. Over the window on the protruding front room there is a flat concrete canopy. Towards the rear of the house on the left hand side is a chimney with a single pot.Physical DescriptionHouse, 231 South Street is a single storey brick and tile house designed as an example of the Inter-war Art Deco style of architecture. The walls are rendered brick on a painted limestone foundation, with three parallel line brick bands. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. The asymmetrical façade has the main door under a dropped flat verandah roof that addresses the side. It is supported by rendered columns, and has curved concrete steps leading up to the porch. The other side of the house has another set of timber framed casement windows. There is a curved flat awning over the window with red brick edging, to match the verandah roof. There is a low curved rendered wall with face brick capping at the front boundary line. The iron on the wall matches the decorative iron balustrade of the 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
South Street, 231, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 12/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14557
