Howard Street, 13, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE & LIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 13 HOWARD STREETAddress13 Howard Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20955Location DescriptionStreet Number13Construction Commenced1890Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 13 Howard Street, is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey house dating from c1890. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of 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, 13 Howard Street was formerly numbered 43 Howard Street; the numbering was changed in 1935/36. This house is first recorded accurately in the Post Office Directories in 1899 and the occupant was Thomas Nelson. Further research of the rates books for this period may determine the exact date of construction and the original owner of the property. The 1908 sewerage plan of the site shows this stone house as a simple rectangular form with a verandah across the front and rear of the building. Added to the rear of the building are several timber and brick additions. A veranda was included in this addition. These buildings may have been for additional accommodation. In the back yard were a timber stables and a brick closet. 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") A photograph of the house in 1978 shows that the place was in good condition. The front façade of the house was rendered and the roof was corrugated iron or zincalume. Most of the original features were intact. The original verandah posts had been replaced with pillars and the low brick wall with metal detailing on the front boundary is also not original. In 1990 a new laundry was built in the rear of the lot designed by architect Bernard Seeber and it is clear that the house had been extended at the rear prior to this date. Prior to 2004 the house had undergone further renovations including the construction of a studio in the rear of the lot. Physical Description13 Howard Street is a single storey, rendered masonry and iron house with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The facade has a central front door with fanlight flanked either side by double hung sash windows. The verandah has a separate hipped corrugated iron roof and is supported by moulded plaster columns. There is a low rendered masonry wall to the front boundary.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium to high degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with much 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
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No8961Parent place nameHoward Street Precinct
RELATED
Howard Street, 13, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/06/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28939