Crandon Street, 14, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHouse, 14 Crandon Street, FremantleAddress14 Crandon Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No15830Location DescriptionStreet Number14Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Cultural activitiesStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 14 Crandon Street, is a weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from the 1890 to 1919. 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. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 14 Crandon Street was formerly 24 Crandon St; the numbering changing in 1934/35. There has been confusion in the recent past that it was numbered 12 Crandon Street. The house was built in 1897 and was added to in 1898 with a single storey timber framed weatherboard clad cottage added to the rear of the property. In 1919, a timber framed music room was added to the front of the building and an attic room and an attached part brick and part timber framed kitchen and bathroom with a skillion roof was added to the rear. A freestanding two storey building was constructed in the rear northwest of the property. A cellar was also in existence. The resident, Mr Butson, was a music teacher and influential member of the music community in Perth. He was the organist for Wesley Church in Fremantle and then for St John Anglican Church. He was a founding member and later made a life member of the West Australian Music Teachers Association and on the organisation as Vice President, Member of Council and Auditor Butson used the house as a resident for himself and his family and taught piano lessons in the front room. He also repaired musical instruments in the first floor of the outbuilding in the back yard. Butson died in 1951 and his wife Mary lived on at the house until the mid to late 1950s. Subsequent owners were Gerard Johannes Wiehemeyer who lived at the house with his wife until the early 1960s. Later owners who leased out the property were F. & E. Mastrantonio, Luici Brusachi, A. Di Re, and O Stazzonelli. In 1980, the property was transferred to Leslie Dean Boult and then in the same year May Elisabeth Alice Smyth who lived at the house until 1986. 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") In 1986 ownership was transferred to the Minister of Education and the place was leased out to various tenants, including a noted pigeon fancier, Frank ‘the Birdman’ Morris. He modified the house and the two storey building to accommodate his pigeons. From the late 1990s to 2002 the property was vacant. The property was transferred to Jean Tonkinson in 2002 and she undertook major renovations by architect Gerard McCann and won a Fremantle Council Heritage prize for the work. Physical Description14 Crandon Street is a single storey, weatherboard and iron house with a symmetrical facade. The walls are timber framed and clad with weatherboards. The roof is gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The gable over the front room faces the street, has a large overhang and has timber detailing. There are two timber double hung sash windows to this front room. There is a low level limestone wall to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium to high degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining but with some alterations. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations CustodianHeritage CouncilHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations TypeRHP - Assessed-Below ThresholdHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations Date12/10/2001
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
RELATED
Crandon Street, 14, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 20/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27336