Heritage TitleHOUSE, 18 AMHERST STREETAddress18 Amherst Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23225Location DescriptionStreet Number18Construction Commenced1901Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 18 Amherst Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1901. 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 an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryAmherst Street was named after the Hon J. G. H. Amherst who was private secretary to the Governor, Sir Frederick Napier Broome, from 1885 to 1889. Lot number 1049 was owned and occupied by Herbert Chambers in 1909 and throughout the 1920s.Physical DescriptionHouse, 18 Amherst Street is a single storey timber and iron house designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber famed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door flanked on either side by timber framed windows. The verandah has a separate dropped corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. There is a timber picket fence to 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
Amherst Street, 18, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26308
