Heritage TitleHOUSE, 18 ASHBURTON TERRACEAddress18 Ashburton Terrace FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23239Location DescriptionStreet Number18Construction Commenced1939Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 18 Ashburton Terrace, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1939. 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 Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe land on which house 18 Ashburton Street stands was vacant in 1938/39 with no owner recorded. The rate books from the following rate period of 1939/40 have vacant lot and the name Lillian Isobel Jose crossed out with pencil and written underneath for the owner is Worker’s Homes Board. The occupant is Lionel A. Liddington who resided there from 26 February 1940. By 1943/44 Liddington is still the occupant and the house is classified as a Worker’s Homes Board Leasehold. By the mid 1950s Liddington was the owner/occupier.Physical DescriptionHouse, 18 Ashburton Terrace is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in the Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with zincalume. The gable has vertical painted timber battens. There is a face brick chimney with chimney pot evident. The front elevation has a central front door and timber framed casement windows under the verandah, and a protruding room under the gable end with similar windows, under an iron awning supported by timber brackets. The verandah is under a continuous roof and is supported by timber posts and a timber balustrade. There is no 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
Ashburton Terrace, 18, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26446
