Ellen Street, 29-31, Fremantle WA 6160

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Heritage TitleHOUSE, 29-31 ELLEN STREETAddress29 Ellen Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag^[1]Heritage Place No867Other NamesStone BuildingsConstruction Commenced1899Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileWall – STONE: LimestoneWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place is an unusual example of a stone residential building showing influence of the Victorian Romanesque style more commonly used for government or institutional buildings in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 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. In 1899 two villas were erected on the site for Harry JW Higham, a gentleman. It was later used as a lodging house. The place was purchased by the Fremantle City Council in 1984. Physical DescriptionTwo storey stone and terracotta tile hipped roof house has two large stone chimneys. The dropped verandah returns down the sides of the front section of the house and is supported by a central stone wall and rendered piers with cast iron balustrading. The back section of the house has brick quoining to the window openings.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Two storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: OtherPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group

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Original site of the Fremantle Bowling Club

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 1B

SuburbFremantleStreetEllen StreetCollectionHeritage Place Records

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