Heritage TitleHOUSE, 85 ELLEN STREETAddress85 Ellen Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20629Location DescriptionStreet Number85Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Pointed BrickWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place is a good example of a stone residence in the Victorian Italianate style, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of 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. Built in 1900 for Charles Tuckey; the first occupant was John O'Reilly, a lumper. Physical DescriptionSingle storey tuck pointed stone house has tuck pointed brick quoining to window and door openings and the bay which is to the east of the facade. There is a parapet wall with a decorative figurehead to the eastern elevation. The zincalume hipped roof has a gabble with decorative timber barge boards and two rendered chimneys with corbelling. The bull nosed verandah is supported by decorative and collared timber posts and a decorative frieze.This place contains a limestone feature.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/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
