Forrest Street, 169B, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 169 FORREST STREETAddress169B Forrest Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22688Construction Commenced1910Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Aluminium TileWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical single storey stone cottage dating from the early twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area. Has undergone significant alterations but original form remains intact.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryLot 10 of 176 was vacant in 1904/5. A cottage is recorded on sub 176 in 1914/15. The owner, occupier was Alexander Meikle. Post office directories list Meikle as the occupant of a house in this location from 1911. Numbers were allocated in 1934 at which time Alex Meikle’s house was No. 202. Numbers changed in 1939 and the house became No 185. It changed to No. 169 after 1949, at which time Mrs Meikle was still in residence. The house was for sale in 2016, at which time a floor plan published by the real estate agent online [https://www.realestate.com.au/property/169-forrest-st-fremantle-wa-6160] shows a typical floor plan of a central passageway with two rooms either side. Additions to the rear include a large living space, and an en suite. Aerial photos show that between 1999 and 2004 the lot was subdivided and two houses built at the rear. This place was added to the Heritage List and the Municipal Heritage Inventory on 10 January 2018.Physical DescriptionHouse, 169 Forrest Street is a single storey stone and aluminium tile (not original) clad hipped roof house constructed in the simple Georgian Victorian style of architecture. Walls are painted limestone with rendered quoining to windows and entrance on the façade. There are two tall painted brick and rendered chimneys with corbelling extant. A separate skillion and iron clad roof verandah is supported by turned timber posts. The timber framed double hung windows have sidelights and flank the front entrance door with sidelights. There is a timber fence and gate to the front boundary fronting the garden.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/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 Date10/01/2018
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date10/01/2018Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
RELATED
Forrest Street, 169B, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 11/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27926