Grey Street, 13, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 13 GREY STREETAddress13 Grey Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20695Location DescriptionStreet Number13Construction Commenced1893Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 13 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. 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")ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 13 Grey Street was formerly 31 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 11 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 Saurmann, clerk; Thomas Henry Tobias, storekeeper; William Arthur Payne, accountant; Arthur Grey Knox, manager of Robert Harper & Co; Ebenezer Frank Cook, accountant; Frederick Haywood, commercial agent; Hubert Cook, accountant and Emma Jones; and Lena Youne. By 1929/30, the property was owned by Elizabeth McVeigh and occupied by Edward Joseph McVeigh. The first occupant George Saurmann operated an aerated water business and was a wine and spirit merchant in Essex Street in 1907. 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. In the back yard was a well and a large galvanised iron stables. The house is identical in form to the adjacent properties at 9 and 11 Grey Street. A photograph of the house in 1978 shows that the front verandah had been extended around the front and eastern side of the house. Part of this verandah had been enclosed with asbestos cladding. The verandah supports and verandah walls are not original. A low brick wall on the front boundary is also not original. 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 Description13 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 gabled and clad with corrugated iron. Under the verandah there is a central front door with fanlight and side lights with a timber framed window to the side. There is a projecting front room with a gable end. The gable end is clad with ashlar effect weatherboards and has a decorative vent. The verandah has a broken back corrugated iron roof, is deeper than the typical verandah and is supported by square timber posts with a simple timber balustrade. The verandah also continues in front of the projecting front room. There is a rendered corbel chimney. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket fence to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityHigh degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining. (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, 13, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28028