Heritage TitleHOUSE, 89 EDMUND STREETAddress89 Edmund Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20592Construction Commenced1905Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryEdmund Street was named for Sir Edmund R Fremantle, a nephew of Sir Charles Fremantle the founder of the city. Edmund served with Sir Charles as Flag Lieutenant from 1858 – 1861. He died in 1929 at the age of 93. Edmund Street was gazetted on the 25 May 1922 and was previously known as Marmion Road. Lot 2 of 1340 was recorded as a vacant lot in 1898; a cottage was built on it in 1899. A 1909 sewerage map shows 89 Edmund Street as one of three identical cottages. In 1904/ 05 the cottage is referred to as number 501. In 1937/38 it changed to number 87 and then to number 89 in 1938/39. A 1984 Land Use Survey shows intervening development. Physical DescriptionSingle storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls and a zincalume hipped roof house. The bull nosed veranda is supported by timber posts. Windows are timber double hung sash.AssociationLionel HoldsworthPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/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 Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
Edmund Street, 89, White Gum Valley WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27459
