Bellevue Terrace, 27, Fremantle WA 6160
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Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 27 BELLEVUE TERRACEAddress27 Bellevue Terrace FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22949Location DescriptionStreet Number27Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceDuplex, 27-29 Bellevue Terrace, is a typical limestone and iron single storey duplex dating from the 1900s. 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 built in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe origin of the name ‘Bellevue Terrace’ is doubtful, although in 1891 the area was subdivided by John Joseph Higham and known as Bellevue Estate. Bellevue Terrace was previously known as Higham Road. The short portion north of Fothergill St was originally Higham St. John Joseph Higham was one of the Town Councillors. His family arrived in the colony in 1853. Council rate books indicate the change of name occurred in 1923, although the change is shown on a 1908 sewerage plan. Duplex, 27-29 Bellevue Terrace: Lot 91 of 745 appears in the 1896 rate books as vacant land owned by Vincenzo Caperdano, a labourer. In 1897 Caperdano is the owner/occupier of a cottage on the lot. In 1900/01 James Stokes is listed as the owner and there is no occupant. By 1901/02 two cottages are recorded on the lot, both owned by James Stokes and one is occupied by Thomas H Lamb, a pensioner, and the other by John James Airy, a master mariner. James Stokes was the owner of both residences in 1908/09 and had several tenants in this period including John Wood, a police constable. In the 1904/05 rate period the cottages were numbered 21 and 23. Physical DescriptionDuplex, 27-29 Bellevue Terrace is a single storey, limestone and iron duplex designed in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. No 29 has exposed limestone, No 27 has painted limestone to the front elevation. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. There is a corbelled chimney evident at the rear of No 29. A firewall division is prominent on the roofline. The overall façade is symmetrical with each duplex having a front door with fanlight near the firewall division, and windows to the side. No 27 has timber framed double hung sash windows. Vegetation prevents description of No 29 front elevation. The verandah has a separate dropped corrugated iron bullnose roof supported by timber posts. No 27 has remnants of a timber balustrade. There is a timber post and wire fence to the front boundary line of No 27 and a lattice fence to No 29.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
Bellevue Terrace, 27, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26825