HOUSE, 22 TRAFFORD STREET, BEACONSFIELD WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 22 TRAFFORD STREETAddress22 Trafford Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23261Location DescriptionStreet Number22Construction Commenced1914Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHOUSE, 22 TRAFFORD STREET, is a limestone single storey house dating from c1914. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. The dwelling is an example of an interwar cottage in South Fremantle.
This dwelling reflects the suburban expansion of Fremantle, which included the expansion into Beaconsfield and Chesterfield, during the Inter-War period, when economic growth and advances in transportation facilitated the development of modest worker and middle-class housing. It provides insight into the living conditions and domestic architecture of the era.
The house contributes to Fremantle’s community identity, representing a period when the area saw increased residential development to accommodate a growing population. It remains significant as part of the city’s evolving heritage and connection to its working-class past.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe land on which house 22 Trafford Street stands was vacant in 1909/10 and owned by William Payne Birmingham and Mathew Lewis Moss. Birmingham and Moss owned the vacant land until 1914 when Frederick Richard Webb became the owner. A cottage was being built on the 30 March 1914 and Webb was the occupant. By 1920/21, Edgar Jennings was the owner/occupier and by 1940/41 ownership had changed to Thomas and Alice Guideria. The house was originally number 23 and changed to 22 c. 1935/36. The house is on Lot 28 and was known as subdivision 28 of 37 of Cockburn Sound Location 7.Physical DescriptionHouse, 22 Trafford Street is a single storey, limestone and zincalume house designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with rendered quoining. The roof is hipped and clad with zincalume. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with top and side fanlights flanked on either side by timber framed double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate dropped zincalume roof supported by posts. Decorative vents are visible between the roof and verandah. There is a steel and zincalume carport to the front of the house, and a rendered wall with horizontal steel bars 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). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
This dwelling reflects the suburban expansion of Fremantle, which included the expansion into Beaconsfield and Chesterfield, during the Inter-War period, when economic growth and advances in transportation facilitated the development of modest worker and middle-class housing. It provides insight into the living conditions and domestic architecture of the era.
The house contributes to Fremantle’s community identity, representing a period when the area saw increased residential development to accommodate a growing population. It remains significant as part of the city’s evolving heritage and connection to its working-class past.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe land on which house 22 Trafford Street stands was vacant in 1909/10 and owned by William Payne Birmingham and Mathew Lewis Moss. Birmingham and Moss owned the vacant land until 1914 when Frederick Richard Webb became the owner. A cottage was being built on the 30 March 1914 and Webb was the occupant. By 1920/21, Edgar Jennings was the owner/occupier and by 1940/41 ownership had changed to Thomas and Alice Guideria. The house was originally number 23 and changed to 22 c. 1935/36. The house is on Lot 28 and was known as subdivision 28 of 37 of Cockburn Sound Location 7.Physical DescriptionHouse, 22 Trafford Street is a single storey, limestone and zincalume house designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with rendered quoining. The roof is hipped and clad with zincalume. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with top and side fanlights flanked on either side by timber framed double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate dropped zincalume roof supported by posts. Decorative vents are visible between the roof and verandah. There is a steel and zincalume carport to the front of the house, and a rendered wall with horizontal steel bars 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). Medium degree of authenticity with some 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, 22 TRAFFORD STREET, BEACONSFIELD WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14660