Heritage TitleHOUSE, 5 SKINNER STREETAddress5 Skinner Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21706Location DescriptionStreet Number5Construction Commenced1891Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place is an example of a stone residence representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place contributes to a substantially intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetscape close to the centre of Fremantle.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryIn 1891 there is a house on the lot owned by Thomas Keady. In 1893 there is a cottage at the front owned by Thomas Keady and a cottage at the back owned and occupied by Margaret Nugent. In 1905/06 there is a cottage on the lot owned and occupied by Kenneth McKenzie and a cottage at the back owned and occupied by Margaret Nugent. Physical DescriptionSingle storey rendered with ashlar effect house which has a zincalume clad hipped roof.There is a dropped verandah clad with zincalume which is supported on timber posts.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace 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 2
Skinner Street, 5, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/30716
