Heritage TitleTERRACE, 27 ELLEN STREETAddress27A Ellen Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No24689Construction Commenced1880Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceThe place 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThree houses were built on the lot before 1880 by Higham and sons. They were occupied by Jackson, a jeweller, George Shaife, a clerk and Raglan Jarvis, a carpenter.Physical DescriptionThree 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 extant. The entrance doors have fanlights with three panes intact.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingIntegrity/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
Ellen Street, 27A, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 07/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27539
