Alma Street, 19, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 19 ALMA STREETAddress19 Alma Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No24658Location DescriptionStreet Number19Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDuplex, 19 & 21 Alma Street, is a typical limestone, rendered masonry and iron single storey duplex pair dating from 1897. The external materials of the place have been partially altered. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThis house is part of a duplex pair 19/-21 Alma Street, formerly numbered 43-45 Alma Street. The numbering changed in 1934/35. Information from the Post Office directories indicates that the duplex was built in 1899 and this half of the duplex was known as ‘Alma Cottage’. There may have been a cottage that existed on the site previously known as ‘Alma Cottage’ but this has not been confirmed. In 1899 the occupants were John Brooks and his wife and the name ‘Alma Cottage’ seems to have applied only to this half of the duplex. Mrs Brooks was a dressmaker and worked from this address. Later occupants included Miss M. A. Kelly, George Musto and Charles Ashton. The 1907 sewerage plan of the site shows that the two brick cottages had verandahs at the front and rear. In the back yards were galvanised iron closets and an additional galvanised iron outbuilding. Photographs of the place in 1978 show that the front verandahs had been enclosed with a half wall of rendered brick and decorative pillars replaced the verandah posts. In 1989, the house had a separate laundry, bathroom, toilet and shower recess in the rear of the property. In 1994, the two halves of the duplex had different treatments. 21 Alma Street had an imitation limestone block render and a security blind on the front window, 19 Alma Street had the lower half of the front façade in open brickwork and the top half was rendered. The roof was in poor condition at this time. In 2001, the roofing had been replaced but little else had been modified. Physical Description19 & 21 Alma Street are a modified, single storey, rendered brick and iron duplex pair with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry to no 19 and limestone clad to no. 21. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. There is a protruding dividing wall between the two duplex halves. The overall facade of the pair is symmetrical with each having a front door and a timber framed window. No. 21 has a metal roller shutter over the window. Both have a verandah under a continuous corrugated iron roof supported on decorative plaster piers. No 19 has a rendered masonry half height wall between the piers and no. 21 has a half height limestone wall. The edge of the verandah is located on the front boundary line. AssociationCharles AshtonGeorge MustoJohn BrooksMiss M. A. Kelly,Place UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
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
RELATED
Alma Street, 19, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26245