KnutsFord Street, 16, Fremantle WA 6160
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Heritage TitleHOUSE, 16 KNUTSFord STREETAddress16 Knutsford Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23238Street Number16Construction Commenced1898Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 16 KnutsFord Street, is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1898. 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 Victorian Georgian style of architecture. ConditionCondition assessed as fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryRate books indicate that two dwellings were constructed on Lot 1036 Swanbourne Street in 1898, one facing Swanbourne Street and the other, a four-room weatherboard cottage, facing KnutsFord Street. Neither is shown on an 1898 PWd plan of Fremantle, suggesting they may have been completed late in the year. A 1909 plan shows the KnutsFord Street residence as a small timber cottage with a verandah across the whole front elevation and a small room enclosing the west end of the verandah across the rear elevation. It is sited close to both KnutsFord Street and the eastern lot boundary. A 1913 plan appears to show no change. A 1984 plan shows the place with a small rear extension, probably of only one room. The two residences on the lot were constructed for Walter Edward Luyer, who lived in the Swanbourne Street residence and initially rented the KnutsFord Street residence to William Ernest Love, a commercial agent. Tenants of the KnutsFord Street cottage appear to have changed regularlyPhysical DescriptionHouse, 16 KnutsFord Street is a single storey timber and zincalume house constructed in the Victorian Georgian style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and clad with zincalume. The verandah is under a continuous roof supported by timber posts with a lacework frieze and a timber balustrade. One side of the verandah has been enclose with timber framed windows, and the facade under the verandah roof has a door and another set of timber framed windows. The house is situated at street level. There is a masonry pillared and low wall to the front boundary line.Place UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/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
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KnutsFord Street, 16, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 05/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/29084