Heritage TitleHOUSE, 14 BLINCO STREETAddress14 Blinco Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23222Location DescriptionStreet Number14Construction Commenced1898Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryBlinco Street was previously known as Moore Street and was changed in the council rate books in 1909/10. Henry Blinco, (1832-1907) was Chief Warden of the Fremantle Prison. The street was officially gazetted on the 13 March 1931. The house was originally numbered 23 Moore Street. In 1897 the land that House, 14 Blinco Street stands on was vacant land owned by Michael Guilfoyle, a labourer. By the following year a weatherboard cottage with two rooms had been built and was occupied by Guilfoyle. Guilfoyle owned the property until 1930/31, when William Guilfoyle became the new owner. William, who was recorded as still being the owner in the 1951/52 rate books rented the property out to several different tenants. In 1984 application was made to Council (DA50/84) to demolish and subdivide, and Fremantle Local History Collection Files, (filed by address) say this was approved. however, the original building remains extant. A later application DA 216/84 shows that a stone cottage exPhysical Description14 Blinco Street is a single storey, single room width, rendered masonry and iron house with asymmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is pitched and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported by side rendered masonry wall and timber posts. The front facade has a front door with fanlight with modern security screen fitted and a double hung sash window with iron security grill. There is a corbelled face brick chimney evident. There is a rendered masonry pier wall with timber gate 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
Blinco Street, 14, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/26895
