Heritage TitleHOUSE, 97 MARMION STREETAddress97 Marmion Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22721Location DescriptionStreet Number97Construction Commenced1902Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryLot 1126 was owned by the Government in 1902/3 and contained a cottage. The occupant was Charles Arthur. (Fremantle Rate Book records)Physical DescriptionHouse, 97 Marmion Street is a single storey, timber and zincalume house with a symmetrical facade designed in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped and clad with replacement zincalume. There is a red brick corbelled chimney. The façade is symmetrical with a central front door with top and side fanlights flanked by windows. The bullnose verandah has a separate corrugated iron roof supported by turned and chamfered timber posts with decorative timber brackets. There is a low recycled brick wall to the front boundary line. The following places form a significant group and contribute to the streetscape of Marmion Street; 95, 97, 101 & 103,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
Marmion Street, 97, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/29402
