Heritage TitleHOUSE, 15 SOLOMON STREETAddress15 Solomon Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21777Location DescriptionStreet Number15Construction Commenced1902Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Pointed BrickWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place is a good example of a stone residence in the Federation Queen Anne style, 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.ArchaeologyConditionHistorySolomon Street was originally known as Mary Street, gazetted in 1905. It changed its name in 1951/52 to honour Elias Solomon, a Fremantle merchant and politician who built a house and lived in this street. Solomon was a Town Councillor 1878-1880, 1883-1886, Mayor in 1889-1891, 1896-98 and 1900-01. He was a state parliamentarian, MLA for the seat of South Fremantle 1892-1901, then transferred to Federal Politics with a seat in the House of Representatives from 1901-1903. Solomon was the first Member for Fremantle in the Federal Government. A villa residence was erected on the lot in 1902/03 for George A Henderson. The first occupant was David Abbott. Physical DescriptionTwo storey (ground floor sits below the level of the pavement) tuck pointed brick and zincalume hipped and half timbered gabled roof has four rendered chimneys with corbelling extant.The bull nosed verandah is supported by decorative timber posts between timber frieze and brackets.AssociationGeorge A HendersonPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Two storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Two storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
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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
Solomon Street, 15, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 14/06/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/30738