Heritage TitleHOUSE, 55 FORREST STREETAddress55 Forrest Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No26096Construction Commenced1902Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyConditionHistoryThe house was first listed in Post Office Directories in 1902 with William A. Gilbert as resident. Numbers were allocated in 1905, at which time the house was No. 148. It became number 55 when the whole street was renumbered in 1939. William Gilbert lived at No 55 from 1902 when the house was built until c1944, followed by Mrs L. E Dwelly who was there until at least 1949 (when directory records cease). The 1914 sewerage map (No. 2118) shows a weatherboard house with a full-length front verandah. Early aerials show the front part was a hipped roof and there was a skillion behind, larger in area. Aerial photos show that between 2010 and 2015 the lot was subdivided and a two-storey new house was built at the rear.Physical DescriptionHouse, 55a Forrest Street is a single storey timber framed house constructed in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are flat fibrous cement sheeting clad (probably originally weatherboard clad). The Zincalume roof is gabled and extends over the front verandah which is supported by square timber posts. There are mature trees within the front garden.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Forrest Street, 55, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 11/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27723
