Douglas Street, 4, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 4 DOUGLAS STREETAddress4 Douglas Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22962Location DescriptionStreet Number4Construction Commenced1901Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 4 Douglas Street, is a typical fibre cement and iron single storey house dating from 1901/02. 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 fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 4 Douglas Street was formerly 18 Douglas Street; numbering changed in 1935/36. This house was built in the ratings period of 1901/02. The owner and occupier was a widow, Jane Rudland. She occupied the house until at least 1913/14 but retained part ownership until 1920-21. In that year the property was owned by Jane Rudland and Mrs Stewart. They leased the property to tenant, Denis Ryan. Jane Rudland (nee Doil or Doyle) was born on 23 April 1862 had arrived in the Swan River Colony later that year with her parents. She married Henry Rudland in 1875 and he died in Fremantle in 1897. She remarried Richard Dixon Bryant in 1915. Throughout her life she bore 12 children and died in 1944. In 1920/21 the property was transferred to Miss Mead and occupied by Gertrude Alice Campbell. In 1934/35, the owner was Matthias Thomas Powell and occupied by Edward Deal. The 1908 sewerage plan for the site shows that this timber house had verandahs at the front and rear. In the back yard were a well, a timber shed, and a galvanised iron shed. Physical DescriptionHouse, 4 Douglas Street is a single storey, weatherboard, fibre cement and iron house with an asymmetrical facade constructed in the Federation period. The walls are timber framed and clad with fibre cement sheeting and weatherboards. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The facade has a projecting front room with a gable end facing the street. There is a front door flanked by a timber framed casement window. The verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof and is supported by pairs of round steel posts. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining but with some alterations. (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 3
RELATED
Douglas Street, 4, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27363