Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 97 ELLEN STAddress97 Ellen Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23043Location DescriptionStreet Number97Construction Commenced1904Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement 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 97 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. 97 Ellen Street was then number 212 and the occupant was Charles B Robson, an agent. Francis Ward owned the cottage until at least the mid1920s and had several tenants in this time. In 1910/11 the occupant was John Ellis Witty, in 1915/16 William Turner Blythe was the occupant and by 1920/21 and until the early 1930s Herbert Ligar Cook was the tenant. The cottage had changed ownership by 1930/31 from Ward to Albert Dukes Thomas and Olive Thomas, who also had tenants. By 1940/41 Olive Bevan was the owner and her tenants included Alexander Hicks in 1940/41, Alice Perry in 1945/46 and Mervin Maurice Beard in 1951/52. The house was originally numbered 212 but this changed to 85 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 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
