Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 13 NAIRN STREETAddress11-13 Nairn Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21316Construction Commenced1886Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – RENDER: RoughcastFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsPEOPLE: Local heroes & battlersStatement Of SignificanceThis place has aesthetic and historic significance as a remnant of pre gold boom residential development in Fremantle. Part of a group of remnant residential buildings in Collie, Nairn and Essex Street.ArchaeologyConditionGood.HistoryNairn Street was named for Major William Nairn of 46th Regiment, original grantee of land in Grass Valley, east of Northam. The two four-roomed cottages were constructed in 1886 for William Back, a mariner. By 1899 the property had been purchased by John Bateman and remained in the family until c1920, although ownership was shared with Frederick Hollis from 1910. No. 13 became a lodging house in 1976, and No. 11 in 1986. Both since renumbered as No. 13. Currently (2002), Garton Smith & Barrett-Corporate & Commercial lawyers. Physical DescriptionDuplex, 13 Nairn Street is a single storey residence (former semi-detached pair) with roughcast rendered walls and zincalume low-pitched hipped roof, with three corbelled chimneys. The veranda has a low decorative and rendered balustrade with piers and columns supporting the low-pitched veranda roof.AssociationWilliam Back, MarinerPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Office or Administration BldgIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupState Registered1
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianHeritage Council of WAStatutory Heritage Area West End Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusState RegisteredHeritage Area InHerit Number25225Statutory Heritage Area Date18/07/2017
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 2