Carnac Street, 37, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 37 CARNAC STREETAddress37 Carnac Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20339Location DescriptionStreet Number37Construction Commenced1905Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Face BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDuplex 35 & 37 Carnac Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey duplex pair dating from the 1901. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as 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. This duplex has always been numbered 35-37 Carnac Street; the numbering which occurred in 1934/35 did not affect this property. This duplex was built c.1905; this was the first year it appears in the Post Office Directories. In that year the occupant was listed as Archibald Curtis. The two duplexes at 35-37 and 39-41 were all built at approximately the same time and it is likely they were built as an investment. In 1908 the sewerage plan for this site shows that the two halves of the brick duplex were a mirror image of each other. The design of this duplex is identical to the adjacent property at 39-41 Carnac Street which suggests that the two buildings were constructed at the same time. The duplex cottages each have a verandah at the front and rear with an internal bathroom. In the back yards are brick closets and a galvanised iron shed which was likely to have been a wood shed. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Red: "Significantly contributing to the unique character of Fremantle") A photograph of the duplex taken in 1979/81 shows that the dark coloured roof of the building was in a relatively poor condition. The front yards of the houses are enclosed in cyclone mesh fences. Photographs were taken of 37 Carnac Street in 1987 and these show that the house had been painted and a picket fence had been installed at the front boundary. At the rear was some terracing of the garden with red bricks. The former verandah was shown to have been enclosed with asbestos sheeting. In 1988, the cottage was nominated for an architectural design award in the category of interiors for residential and non-residential. The architect for these renovations was Bernard Seeber. Physical DescriptionDuplex 35 & 37 Carnac Street is a single storey, brick and iron duplex pair with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The walls are face brick. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron, with a protruding dividing wall and a gable over the central section of the duplex pair. Each duplex half has a front door with fanlights flanked by a double hung sash window. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron bullnose roof and is supported by square timber posts with decorative timber brackets. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.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
Carnac Street, 37, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 10/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27140