Price Street, 23, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleDUPLEX, 23 PRICE STREETAddress23 Price Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21539Location DescriptionStreet Number23Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDuplex 23 & 25 Price Street, is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey duplex pair dating from the 1897. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the 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).HistoryThe duplex at 23/25 Price Street was formerly 7/9 Lord Street. Lord Street was changed to Price Street in 1908/09 in honour of James Price, MLA for Fremantle 1905 to 1920 and the Minister for Works 1906 to 1909. The previous name was used to represent the title held by the persons after whom the adjoining streets were named ie: Grey and Russell. The direction of the numbering also changed therefore 23 was 9 and 25 was 7. This duplex is one of two identical buildings built next to each other. These two duplexes were built for the Trustees of the Wesleyan Church in 1897. The first tenants of the four dwellings were; M. Lindstrom; Stanley Evans, auctioneer; Charles Stubbings, carpenter; and Emil L. Behrendt, woodcarter. The Trustees of the Wesleyan Church owned the properties until at least the early 1950s and leased the dwellings to various tenants. The 1908 sewerage plan of the site shows that this brick duplex is replicated at the property adjacent. Each of the dwellings has a front verandah and a rear verandah, portion of the rear verandah had been enclosed to form a bathroom. Adjacent to the bathroom was a water tank and in the back yard was a timber closet and a timber shed. The property boundary was fenced. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Brown: "Positively contributing to the built environment") The duplex was photographed in 1978 and it shows that 23 Price Street had a corrugated iron roof and was in good condition. The original front window had been replaced although the front door appears to be original. A photograph of the place in 1995 shows that the duplex at 23/25 had been extensively renovated and extended, including an extension into the roof space. A high masonry wall and timber gate was located on the front boundary. Physical Description23 & 25 Price Street is a single storey, rendered masonry and iron duplex pair with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roof is hipped with a dividing parapet wall and clad with corrugated iron. The front verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof. There is a high level rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line making further description difficult.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined 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
RELATED
Price Street, 23, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/30159