Trafford Street, 15, Beaconsfield WA 6162
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Heritage TitleHOUSE, 15 Trafford STREETAddress15 Trafford Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22216Location DescriptionStreet Number15Construction Commenced1927Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThe suburb Beaconsfield was named after a property known as "Beaconsfield" which was located in the area in the 1880s and the name was officially adopted for the Post Office on the 1st August, 1894. The origin is unknown, but probably named after the town in England of the same name or the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disreali, the ex Tory Prime Minister of England in 1881, who died in April 1882. He was created Earl of Beaconsfield in 1879. The Rate books list a cottage and 10 acres at allotment number 34 /35 between 1885 and 1888. In 1889/ 90 the owner of allotment 35 is recorded as Elias Solomon. In 1895 the land was subdivided by Solomon. Trafford Street was first gazetted on the 15 April 1921. Allotment 22 of 35 was originally known as 18 Trafford Street until the numbers changed (probably 1935/36) and the property became 15 Trafford Street. According to the Rates books in 1926-27 the property was a vacant site owned by Emile and Alice Ehola and by 1927-28 a residence was built. By 1934 the property was in Alice’s name until 1937/38 when Greta and Hilda Hadlow are listed as the owners and Bertram Gordon Bishop resided there. Wise’s Post Office Directories list Albert Bishop as the resident between 1937 until 1949 when the post office directories ceased production. A 1979 photograph shows the house to be a single storey residence. By the late 1990s the rear second additions were constructed. In 2010 a planning application was received for demolition of the outbuildings. Physical DescriptionTimber framed weatherboard clad and zincalume hipped roof house, originally single storey, and now has two storey additions at the rear. The roof extends over the verandah which is supported by timber posts and brackets. The windows are timber casement.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 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 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 Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
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Trafford Street, 15, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14653