Grey Street, 11, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 11 GREY STREETAddress11 Grey Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20693Location DescriptionStreet Number11Construction Commenced1893Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 11 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, 11 Grey Street was formerly 33 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 9 and 13 Grey Street at the same time. At the time of construction the house is recorded as being of six rooms. The property was sewered in 1915. Bateman leased the house to tenants during the period of his ownership. Bateman owned the property until at least 1919/20 and some of that time it was jointly owned with Lewis Lindsay Bateman. Occupants included; George Sowrmann, clerk; Arthur Grey Knox; David Gordon Taylor, agent; and William Day. By 1929/30, the property was owned by Ada Caroline Cornish and occupied by Frank Cornish. She continued to own the property until at least 1951/52 and the house was either occupied by Frank Cornish or Loveday Robertson. The owners and occupiers in 1956/60 were members of the Delaney family and in 1960/64 the owners and occupiers were William and Anne O’Hern. Later owners were; Antonia and Maria Vinci; and Alan Lloyd and Mary Nixon. 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. It is identical in form to the adjacent properties at 9 and 13 Grey Street. A photograph of the house in 1978 shows that the house had a fake brick cladding and the front verandah had been enclosed with a structure of louvres and the same imitation brick cladding. A low limestone wall was present on the front boundary. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Brown: "Positively contributing to the built environment") Physical Description11 Grey Street is a single storey, ashlar effect 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 ashlar effect weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The facade has a central front door with fanlight and side lights with a timber framed window to the side. Part of the verandah has been enclosed with the ashlar effect weatherboards. 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 degree of integrity (original intent partially clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some 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, 11, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28024