Heritage TitleTown House TripleAddress23-27C Ellen Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No3706Construction Commenced1880Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceTerraces, 23, 25 & 27 Ellen Street is a rare very fine early example of three attached stone residences in the Victorian Georgian style, representing Fremantle in the period before the gold boom. The place contributes to a substantially intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetscape close to the centre of Fremantle. ArchaeologyConditionHistoryEllen Street was named for Ellen Mangles of Woodbridge, Surrey, England, wife of Sir James Stirling, the Governor. Three houses were built on the lot (Terraces, 23, 25 & 27 Ellen Street) before 1880 by Higham and sons. They were occupied by Jackson, a jeweller, George Shaife, a clerk and Raglan Jarvis, a carpenter. See individual place records. Physical DescriptionTerraces, 23, 25 & 27 Ellen Street is a three single storey attached row of rendered residences. The zincalume hipped roof extends over the verandah which is supported by chamfered timber posts and sits to the level of the pavement. Four painted brick chimneys with corbelling and timber double hung sash windows with six panes each are extant. The entrance doors have fanlights with three panes intact. See individual place records.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined 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 2
Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys
Non-statutory Listings CustodianNational TrustNon-statutory Listings TypeClassified by the National TrustNon-statutory Listings Date9/05/1983
Ellen Street, 23-27C, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27535
