South Street, 241, Beaconsfield WA 6162
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Heritage TitleHOUSE, 241 SOUTH STREETAddress241 South Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23136Heritage ListingsNO CURRENT HERITAGE LISTINGSLocation DescriptionStreet Number241Construction Commenced1941Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Pointed BrickWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 241 South Street, is a single storey brick and tile house dating from 1941. 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 a fine example of the Inter-War Art Deco style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThis is listed as a vacant block in the rate books until 1941. A brick residence was built in 1940-41 by F.J. O’Doherty for a cost of £850. Additions were approved to the dwelling on 16/8/1941. In 1959-60 the house number was changed from 235 to 241. Approval was given for a garage in 1972 and for a patio in 1973. In 2004 the property was offered for sale, and is described as an art deco house with 3 bedrooms, leadlight windows and 2 bathrooms. The photo shows a dwelling with a red tiled roof with hips and finials on the ends, and a separate hip over the protruding front room. The front wall shows red brick for the bottom approximate third with rendered masonry above and decorative corner details. There is an art deco porch on the centre of the house, a rectangular structure with curved corners and a flat roof, rendered and with large openings on all 3 sides. There is a path from the driveway on the left hand side of the house that has a decorative concrete screen to tPhysical DescriptionHouse, 241 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 tuck pointed brick to dado height on a painted limestone foundation, and rendered brick above, with Art Deco style brick quoining to the corners. The roof is hipped and clad with tiles, and has terracotta finials, a chimney and exposed rafters. The symmetrical façade has a protruding porch with curved walls and parallel motifs to the top section, with a flat roof separate to the main tiled roof. The main door is under the porch. The balustrade to the verandah is decorative ‘lace’ rendered brickwork. The façade has three sets of timber framed casement windows, the main two with brick sills and rendered awnings. The other window and the garage to the other side of the house have similar rooflines to the porch, with rendered parallel line motifs and a flat roofline. There is a low painted brick wall at the front boundary line.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
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South Street, 241, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 15/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14561