Grey Street, 9, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 9 GREY STREETAddress9 Grey Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20692Location DescriptionStreet Number9Construction Commenced1893Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 9 Grey Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1893. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 9 Grey Street was formerly 35 Grey street; renumbering occurred in 1935/36. The house was built for the owner John Wesley Bateman in 1893. Bateman was a prominent local merchant and landowner. He built the adjacent properties at 11 and 13 Grey Street at the same time. Bateman leased the house to tenants during the period of his ownership. At the time of construction the house is recorded as being of six rooms. The property was sewered in 1915. Bateman owned the property until at least 1919/20 and some of that time it was jointly owned with Lewis Lindsay Bateman. Occupants included; William Knox, manager of Robert Harper & Co; George Saurmann, clerk; Robert Gibson, accountant; Arthur Dendy, accountant; George Davis Oliver, tailor, Frank Nicholas, accountant and commercial agent; James Coen, Secretary of the Fremantle Trades Hall; John Tinkler; and Sarah Dickens. In 1929/30, the property was owned and occupied by Margaret Lydia Mullin. The 1908 sewerage plan of the site shows this timber house with a verandah at the front and rear. The two ends of the rear verandah had been enclosed with timber, one of which formed the bathroom. Adjacent to the bathroom was a water tank. In the back yard was a timber washhouse in addition to a timber shed and closet. A photograph of the house in 1978 shows that the house was in good condition with a high fence on the front boundary made of horizontal timber planks. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Red: "Significantly contributing to the unique character of Fremantle") In 1985, it is recorded that the interior of the house had been partly renovated with the enclosure of the back verandah to create a new bathroom and laundry. By 1994, the timber fence had been replaced with a low limestone wall on the front boundary and a new two storey residence had been built in the back yard. Physical Description9 Grey Street is a single storey, weatherboard and iron house with an asymmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The facade has a front door with a timber framed window to the side and a projecting gable roofed front room. There is a decorative timber barge board to the gable end. The verandah has a continuous corrugated iron roof and is supported by square timber posts. There is a rendered corbel chimney. There is a limestone wall to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium to high degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining but with some alterations. (These statements based on street survey only).Place 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 3
RELATED
Grey Street, 9, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28020