Heritage TitleHOUSE, 32 HOLDSWORTH STREETAddress32 Holdsworth Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22555Location DescriptionStreet Number32Construction Commenced1939Construction MaterialOther – GLASS: GlassRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileWall – BRICK: Face BrickWall – RENDER: RoughcastFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 32 Holdsworth Street, is a single storey brick and tile house dating from the late 1930s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of Fremantle. It is historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionGood.HistoryHoldsworth 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. In 1939/40 a house was built on Lot 6 of 479 for Antony Cicerello. Antony was still the owner/occupier in 1951/52.Physical DescriptionSingle storey brick (to dado height with roughcast render above inside veranda area) and rendered, terracotta tile hipped gable roof house, set back from the pavement behind a low rendered wall. The roof has a simple chimney and two half-timbered gables; the most prominent fronts the veranda and is supported by decorative masonry pillars onto a low rendered wall. The timber windows have leadlight in the top; there is a tile and timber awning over the right side window.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Holdsworth Street, 32, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 28/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28611
