Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 2 ADA STREETAddress2 Ada Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20083Street Number2Construction Commenced1902Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025ArchaeologyIt is highly likely that the construction of the current buildings on site will have destroyed any archaeological material remaining from the 1902 house.ConditionDEMOLISHEDHistoryAda Street was developed in the first two decades of the twentieth century. House, 2 Ada Street was built by 1902 when it was described in the rate books as a cottage owned by Ernest Fortiscue and occupied by Patrick Owen, a lumper. Mr Fortiscue continued to own this and the cottage next door at No. 4 until c. 1940. It was rented to a succession of tenants during this time. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1907 shows a timber house with a full length front verandah close to the front boundary. A verandah extended across the rear of the house and a well was against the western fence of the back yard. The house was numbered 34 Ada Street, until c. 1940, at which time it was changed to 2 Ada Street. Between 1942 and c. 1980, the house was owned by Albert and Alberta Mattingley. It was also a rental property during this time. Between 1980 and 1995 the place was demolished and two storey units constructed. On 23 February 2022 Council resolved to remove 2 Ada Street from the Heritage List and to change the management category in the Local Heritage Survey to Historic Record Only.Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHEDAssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – OTHER: OtherIntegrity/Authenticityno integrity no authenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianCity of FremantleStatutory Heritage Area South Fremantle Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusNON ContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusNoLocal Government Statutory Listing DateAdded - 8/03/2007 Removed 27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey DateAdded 18/09/2000
Changed 27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 4
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 2 ADA STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 03/05/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/36615
