Heritage TitleHOUSE, 18 ESSEX STREETAddress18 Essex Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22545Location DescriptionStreet Number18Construction Commenced1845Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place has aesthetic and historic significance as a rare example of residential development in the Old Port City area of Fremantle dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Part of a group of remnant residential buildings in Collie, Nairn and Essex Street. Example of an early cottage that exhibits changes from the Inter-War post World War ll period that contributes to the aesthetic character of the place.ArchaeologyConditionGood.HistoryEssex Street is named after the English county, as per Norfolk and Suffolk Streets. House 18 Essex Street is on Lot Pt 171 and was formerly known as number 16. The cottage was thought to have been built between 1845 and 1879 as it does not appear on the 1844 Snell – Chauncey plan and is in the Fremantle rate books for 1880. From 1880 to 1886 the cottage was owned by Frank Bateman. From 1887 until at least 1907/08 the house was owned by Mrs Annie Bateman. The Bateman had a series of tenants in this time including Mrs Mitchell in 1880, Captain Leidicke in 1881, Frank Bateman, a master mariner in 1882 – 1886, Mrs Annie Bateman, widow, 1887 – 1890, Jane Welby, a widow, 1900, Mrs Jensen, a boarding housekeeper in 1902/03, Mary Jordan 1903/04, Mrs Panton in 1905/06, Henry Harkens, a tobacconist in 1906/07 and Reginald Gill in 1907/08.Physical DescriptionSingle storey residence, rendered masonry and a tiled hipped roof with two chimneys with corbelling and chimney pots. There is a tiled roof veranda, which is supported by metal columns (not original), onto masonry pillars and a low wall balustrade; a low front fence wall is similar in appearance. The timber casement windows are covered with security shutters (not original).AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
