Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 26 AINSLIE ROADAddress26 Ainslie Road NORTH FREMANTLE WA 6159Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20109Location DescriptionStreet Number26Construction Commenced1928Year Of Demolition1999Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyCondition.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. House, 26 Ainslie Road was a modest Interwar Californian Bungalow brick and corrugated iron residence. It was built in 1928-29 by Augustine Pascal (‘Gus’) Whitely at a cost of £959, financed by a War Services Loan. Gus was a bricklayer, married to Mary (‘May’) Malone. They had four children, and lived at 26 Ainslie Road until 1930. In 1961 the place was purchased by the State Housing Commission. This place was included in the 'North Fremantle Heritage Study' (1994) as a place contributing to the development and heritage of North Fremantle. In 1999, Fremantle City Council refused a demolition application for 24-30 Ainslie Road on the grounds that the four houses comprised a heritage group, but the Planning Minister at the time, Hon Graeme Kierath, over-ruled the decision, and the four residences were demolished.Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED. Retained on MHI for historical information only.AssociationHomeswest.Sugustine P. Whiteley.Place UseOriginal 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 CategoryHistoric/Archaeological Site
Ainslie Road, 26, North Fremantle WA 6159. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/33544
