Attfield Street, 49, Fremantle WA 6160
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Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 49 ATTFIELD STREETAddress49 Attfield Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20153Location DescriptionStreet Number49Construction Commenced1885Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDuplex, 47 & 49 Attfield Street, is a limestone, brick and iron single storey house dating from c.1880s – 1890s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of an extended workers' house in the Fremantle area. The place is a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryDuplex, 49 Attfield Street was formerly 55 Attfield Street, part of a duplex which was formerly numbered 53/55 Attfield Street. Numbers changed in1935/36. This house was built in 1885 for architect, surveyor and carpenter John McNeece who designed many of the Fremantle buildings of the 1890s and early 1900s. McNeece designed and built this duplex and the adjacent property on Wray Avenue at the same time. The 1908 sewerage plan of the site shows an unusual angled plan form although the overall plan of the duplex is rectangular. The dividing wall between the two is on an angle, creating two dwellings of an irregular shape. Duplex, 49 Attfield Street has half of the shared verandah and a verandah at the rear of the property. There is a timber shed in the back yard and a galvanised iron closet. In 1993, the duplex was restored and extended to designs by architect Brian Klopper. The duplex was reroofed and a new balustrade constructed on the front verandah. Internally the bathroom and kitchen were modified. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Purple: "Of architectural and historic significance in its own right") In 1993, the duplex was restored and extended to designs by architect Brian Klopper. The duplex was reroofed and a new balustrade constructed on the front verandah. Internally the bathroom and kitchen were modified. Physical Description47 & 49 Attfield Street are a single storey limestone, brick and iron duplex pair with an a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with rendered brick quoins. The roof is hipped with a dividing parapet wall and clad with corrugated iron. The front facade to no. 47 has a central front door flanked each side by double hung sash windows. No. 49 has a smaller front facade with a front door and one double hung sash window. There is a continuous verandah roof that runs in front of both duplex halves. The roof to the verandah is a corrugated iron bullnose supported on square timber posts. The verandah extends to the front boundary so the open timber verandah balustrading forms the front boundary fence. There are corbelled brick chimneys.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined 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
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
RELATED
Attfield Street, 49, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26478