Heritage TitleHOUSE, 31 CARNAC STREETAddress31 Carnac Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23302Location DescriptionStreet Number31Construction Commenced1901Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 31 Carnac Street, is a single storey limestone and tile house dating from 1901. 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 Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryCarnac Street is at an elevation from which Carnac Island can be seen, but not the other islands, possibly the reason for the name. Carnac Island was named after Lieut. John Ruett Carnac, of H.M. Frigate Success. In 1900 the land on which House, 31 Carnac Street is located was vacant land owned by John Bateman, who also owned the neighbouring vacant lots. By 1901/02 a cottage had been built on the land for Bateman who rented it to Thomas Magill, a traveler. In 1903 the tenant was Mrs Mary Stewart and the following year it was occupied by Robert Tuckfield. By 1910 Allen Mair was the occupant and in 1920 Mrs Mair was listed as living there. The Kemp family is listed in the Western Australian Post Office Directories as living there in the 1930s, and were still there in 1949.Physical DescriptionHouse, 31 Carnac Street is a single storey, limestone, brick and tile house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are limestone with red brick quoins. The roof is pitched and clad with tiles. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with fan and sidelights flanked on either side by two sets of timber framed double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported on chamfered timber posts. There is a rendered corbelled chimney evident. There is a limestone wall 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). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only). Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Carnac Street, 31, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 10/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27134
