Heritage TitleHOUSE, 18 THOMPSON ROADAddress18 Thompson Road NORTH FREMANTLE WA 6159Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No25695Location DescriptionStreet Number18Construction Commenced1904Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 18 Thompson Road, is a typical timber and iron single storey cottage dating from the early 1900s. 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.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThompson Road was named for George Thompson (1838-1874), Fremantle's first town clerk (1871-73). The street is mainly residential, with some commercial development at the northern end between Alfred Road and McCabe Road. The majority of the houses were built c. 1900. Only a few lots on the street remained vacant in the 1920s. House, 18 Thompson Road, was built circa 1904 on the corner of Frederick Street (which changed to Hevron Street in 1923). The first resident listed in Post Office directories in 1905 was John Buchanan. From 1908 until directory records cease in the 1940s the resident is Mr Frederick William Moore. A 1939 sewerage plan shows that the house has a full length front verandah, and a rear laundry near the dividing fence to No. 16 to the south. Aerial photographs show circa 1990 a garage was built in the rear, with access from Hevron Street.Physical DescriptionHouse, 18 Thompson Road is a single storey timber and iron cottage. The walls are painted weatherboard. The roof is hipped corrugated iron with a continuous roof over the front verandah. Under the verandah are timber framed six pane double windows; two similar windows are visible on the Hevron Street elevation. There is a rendered masonry and timber picket fence to the front and side boundary.AssociationPlace UseArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityHigh degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (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 Date14/12/2016
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date14/12/2016Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
Thompson Road, 18, North Fremantle WA 6159. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 31/05/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/35638
