Ainslie Road, 14, North Fremantle WA 6159
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED AND RECONSTRUCTED), 14 AINSLIE ROADAddress14 Ainslie Road NORTH FREMANTLE WA 6159Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20101Location DescriptionStreet Number14Construction Commenced1995Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 14 Ainslie Road, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottage dating from the 1900s. Notwithstanding its reconstruction in 1995, the place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical building stock located within the residential areas of North Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the North Fremantle area. The place is a very late simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryAinslie Road appears in Fremantle Rate Books from the 1890s as a street of unimproved lots. Although a 1904 Water Supply map indicates there were no buildings on the street at this time, Post Office Directories list a number of residents, suggesting a tent settlement prior to the construction of permanent dwellings. Ainslie Street was gazetted a public highway in 1905. Development followed relatively quickly, and by the interwar period the short street was mostly developed with modest residences. Following World War Two, a number of residences in the street were purchased by the State Housing Authority, particularly towards the eastern end. The extant residence at 14 Ainslie Road is a c.1995 reconstruction of an original c.1921 four-room timber cottage. The original cottage was constructed for Hon Gilbert Fraser MLC, who lived at the house until 1942. The rear lean-to was constructed some time after 1942. Following Fraser’s departure, the place was owned by Edward Elgar Mofflin to his death in 1958, and subsequently by his widow Beryl Mofflin until 1993. New owners in the 1990s demolished the house, erecting a rebuilt version in its place. The original house was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle.Physical DescriptionRecords indicate: application for additions in 1994, but property illegally demolished by owner/architect in 1995. The cottage was reconstructed in 1996. House, 14 Ainslie Road, is a reconstruction of the original single storey weatherboard and iron cottage with symmetrical facade designed as a very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture (with two storey addition to rear). Walls are timber framed clad with weatherboards. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with no eaves. Verandah is under separate corrugated iron roof, supported by timber posts. The front elevation is symmetrical with two timber sash windows and a central front door. The verandah is slightly above ground level and has two concrete steps. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary. A two storey section is behind the single storey reconstructed cottage. It has Colorbond walls and aluminium windows.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Two storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityModerate degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability, restored when reconstructed, some loss of fabric and large rear extension). Low to Moderate degree of authenticity with some loss of fabric in reconstruction process. (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
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22385
RELATED
Ainslie Road, 14, North Fremantle WA 6159. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/33533