Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 52 BELLEVUE TERRACEAddress52 Bellevue Terrace FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20224Street Number52Construction Commenced1902Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Workers (incl. Aboriginal & convict)Statement Of SignificanceDuplex, 52-54 Bellevue Terrace is a good example of a stone attached pair of residences in the Victorian Georgian style, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place contributes to a substantially intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetscape close to the centre of Fremantle. 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. In 1901/02 the lot is vacant and owned by the Currie Brothers. In 1902/3 Duplex, 52-54 Bellevue Terrace was erected on the lot. The first occupant of number 52 was occupied by John Brown, a wharf labourer. The first occupant of number 54 was William Sinclair, also a wharf labourer. Physical DescriptionDuplex, 52-54 Bellevue Terrace is a single storey stone (no 52 has been rendered) attached pair with tile hipped rooves which are not original.Place UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residenceOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePlace 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
Bellevue Terrace, 52, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26850
