Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 26 Trafford STREETAddress26 Trafford Street BEACONSFIELD WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22218Location DescriptionStreet Number26Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Pointed BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as a fine example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical attached pair of cottages dating from the early twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.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. Duplex 26- 28 Trafford Street. Lot 32 of 37 CSL 7 had one cottage in 1900 and two cottages by 1910/11, owned by J. G. Clamp. On file at the Local History Collection: Photos from 1979 and 1993. Physical DescriptionDuplex 26-28 Trafford Street is a single storey stone and tuck point brick and zincalume hipped roof duplex. There is a dividing firewall which has a decorative corbel. Each residence has a tuck pointed bay with a pair of timber double hung sash windows. The bull nosed verandah is supported by chamfered timber posts and timber balustrades which are probably not original. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Trafford Street; 24, 26-28 and 30.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined 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 2
Trafford Street, 26, Beaconsfield WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/14662
