Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 95 ELLEN STREETAddress95 Ellen Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22740Location DescriptionStreet Number95Construction Commenced1904Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Aluminium TileFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place is an example of an attached pair of residences dating from the period of expansion of Fremantle 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. Lot 1369, on which house 95 Ellen Street is located, first appears in the Fremantle rate books in the period 1904/05. Two cottages are located on this lot (95-97 semi detached pair) both owned by Francis Ward. 95 Ellen Street was then number 210 and the occupant was Edward Richards, a secretary. Francis Ward was the owner/occupier from 1905/06 until at least the mid1920s. By 1930/31 Albert Dukes Thomas was the owner and the occupant is listed as Marcia Thomas. The Thomas’ still owned and resided at 95 Ellen Street in 1951/52. The house was originally numbered 210 but this changed to 83 in the mid1930s and changed again to the current number in the 1951/52 rate period. The house is on part of Lot 1369. Physical DescriptionSingle storey rendered pair of attached houses separated by a firewall with decorative figurehead. The aluminium tile hipped roofs and verandas are not original and the windows are not extant.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined 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
