Heritage TitleHOUSE, 13 HOLDSWORTH STREETAddress13B Holdsworth Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No13046Construction Commenced1850Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: AluminiumRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – STONE: LimestoneWall – STONE: Other StoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsOCCUPATIONS: Commercial & service industriesOCCUPATIONS: Manufacturing & processingStatement Of SignificanceThe place has aesthetic and historic significance as an example of a stone cottage in central Fremantle constructed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and representing the typical living conditions of the townspeople at that period. Limestone wall on the street boundary is historically and aesthetically significant.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryHoldsworth Street was originally named Doonan Street; the change of name occurred c. 1901. Joseph Doonan was the Comptroller of the Prison and J. Doonan & Sons were also storekeepers in Adelaide Street. Lionel Holdsworth owned a large amount of land in the area and after his death in 1901 the street name was changed. House, 13 Holdsworth Street is on a triangular block, with House, 15 Holdsworth Street adjacent and KnutsFord Street on the other boundary. Limestone wall excavated. Additions 1978. This place received a Conservation Incentives Award in 1990. Currently (2013), residential. Physical DescriptionSingle storey painted stone and corrugated iron gabled hipped roof house (currently divided into two residences). The roof has three prominent chimneys with corbelling and extends over the veranda, which wraps the corner facade of the building. There is metal lacework between the chamfered timber posts and timber balustrades (probably not original).AssociationFrederick William BurwellPlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations CustodianHeritage CouncilHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations TypeRHP - To be assessedHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations Date28/11/2003
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
Holdsworth Street, 13B, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 28/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28593
