Staples Street, 15, North Fremantle WA 6159
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 15 STAPLES STREETAddress15 Staples Street NORTH FREMANTLE WA 6159Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22068Location DescriptionStreet Number15Construction Commenced1911Year Of Demolition1990Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyConditionHistoryBounded in the west by Stirling Highway and in the east by Rule Street, Staples Street is divided by Thompson Road. The area forms part of an original land grant to the Pensioner Guards (lots P57 and P66). On 31 May 1895, Lot P66 was subdivided, while Lot P57 was not subdivided until 26 February 1897. The street was listed as Davis Street in the Post Office directories between 1898 and c. 1915, and then as Davies Road until 1962. The street name was officially changed in June 1962 in honour of Ronald John Staples who served on the North Fremantle (1940-61) and Fremantle (1961-73) councils. Staples was born in Harvest Road, North Fremantle, in 1910; attended North Fremantle Primary School and Fremantle Boy’s School and worked in clerical occupations. Staples Street was developed between 1904 and 1920, although some lots remained vacant until the 1940s. The street was predominantly working class, with many male occupants employed on the nearby waterfront, the railways or in the construction industry as sawyers or bricklayers. Buildings in the street are characterised by small, modest cottages on small lots, with building materials ranging from weatherboard and asbestos or fibro cement to brick. House, 15 Staples Street was built between 1911 and 1917. In 1921, the property was owned and occupied by Mary Pederson. Mrs Pederson retained ownership until 1964, although the property was leased out to tenants by 1955. At this time, it was described as being a four roomed timber house. In 1975, approval was given to owner Larry AlFord to use the house as a workshop for sign writing and repair. A large garage was built to the rear in the early 1980s. Approval to demolish the cottage was given in December 1989 and new single storey brick and iron cottage was completed by May 1990. Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED. Retained on MHI for historical information only.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeHistoric Site
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
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22385
RELATED
Staples Street, 15, North Fremantle WA 6159. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/35364