Heritage TitleHOUSE, 11 CHALMERS STREETAddress11 Chalmers Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22722Location DescriptionStreet Number11Construction Commenced1919Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetic significance as a good example of a brick residence designed in the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture although built during 1919/20. Historical significance as a residence as an example of the early Post World War 1 development of Fremantle.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryChalmers Street was originally named Edmund Street North and changed names in 1948. The street is thought to be named after J. Chalmers who was a Fremantle City Councilor from 1930 - 1933 and again in 1935 - 1942. The Rates Books of 1918/1919 show that Subdivision 1 of 1009 (11 Chalmers Street) is a vacant lot with Stuart Holm (the owner of several nearby Lots at the time) is crossed out and Charles Hugh McIntosh is listed as the owner dated 6/9/19. Originally the property was known as 480 High Street changing during the 1941/1942 period to 240 High Street, later to become known as 11 Chalmers Street. During the 1919/20 Rates books a ‘new cottage’ is listed and valued on the 1 May 1920. Charles H McIntosh married Alice may Prosser in 1904.Charles died in 1964 aged 81 and Alice died in 1968 aged 86. The McIntosh family resided at 11 Chalmers until at least 1949 when the last year of the West Australian Post Office Directories was published.Physical DescriptionSingle storey brick and rendered banding residence designed as a Federation Queen Anne style of architecture. The place is a single storey brick and rendered banding residence that has a corrugated iron hipped and half timbered gable roof. The roof has two brick and rendered chimneys and extends over the verandah which is supported by turned timber posts and a decorative frieze.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace 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 Date10/06/2020Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
Chalmers Street, 11, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27193
