Heritage TitleHOUSE, 34 HOLDSWORTH STREETAddress34 Holdsworth Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23303Location DescriptionStreet Number34Construction Commenced1940Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Painted BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).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. The house that stands on 34 Holdsworth Street was built for £800 in 1940/41 and the owner/occupier was Luigi Merendino. The house is on Lot 5. Physical DescriptionHouse, 34 Holdsworth Street, is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Inter-War California Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are painted brick. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. There is a painted chimney evident. The verandah is under a separate dropped gable tiled roof supported by masonry pillars. There is a wrought iron balustrade. The asymmetrical front façade has a front room under the larger gable with timber framed casement windows either side of a fixed pane window, under a tiled awning. The facade under the verandah roof has a door and similar windows. The house is situated at street level. There is a low painted brick wall 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
Holdsworth Street, 34, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 28/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28612
