Heritage TitleHOUSE, 4 FOTHERGILL STREETAddress4 Fothergill Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22742Location DescriptionStreet Number4Construction Commenced1896Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Depression & boomStatement Of SignificanceThe place is a good example of a stone residence in the Victorian Georgian style, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThe house was built in 1896/97 for William Augustus Bateman, grandson of John Bateman and founder of J and W Bateman. William Bateman was the "Father of Aussie Rules" in Western Australia and had a market garden in Melville.Physical DescriptionSingle storey stone with rendered quoining walls with a zincalume hipped roof, house. The dropped verandah returns on the west side and is supported by timber posts. There are additions to the rear of the house.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey 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
Fothergill Street, 4, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 12/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/27954
