Ada Street, 12, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 12 ADA STREETAddress12 Ada Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20089Construction Commenced1910Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Pointed BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 12 Ada Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from c1910. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of the typical workers' houses in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Queen Anne style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryAda Street was developed in the first two decades of the twentieth century. House, 12 Ada Street was built in 1906/07. In 1912, Joseph Cooper was listed as the owner and occupier. Mr Cooper continued to own the property for many years, but by the early 1930s it was occupied by Mary Salter. It is shown on a Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1907 as a small brick residence. The house was numbered 14 Ada Street, until c. 1940, at which time it was changed to 12 Ada Street. George Tarpens purchased the property in 1952 and moved in. It is not known when Mr Tarpens sold the property, which has had several owners since the mid-1970s. Extensions were made to the rear of the house in the mid-1980s. This place was 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 Description12 Ada Street is a single storey brick and iron house constructed in 1906/7 in the Federation Queen Anne style of Architecture. The walls are red face brick. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with corrugated iron. The asymmetrical front façade has a protruding front room with a timbered gable and finial above and a pair of timber framed double hung sash windows with a corrugated iron awning over. To the side of the protruding front room is a bullnose verandah under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by chamfered timber posts with decorative timber brackets. Under the verandah is a central front door with side and fanlights flanked on one side by a timber framed double hung sash window. There are two face brick corbelled chimneys with pots evident. The house is situated at street level. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residenceIntegrity/AuthenticityHigh degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). High degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only).Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianCity of FremantleStatutory Heritage Area South Fremantle Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusContributoryHeritage 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 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 No22386
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Heritage EntryYes
Ada Street, 12, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 18/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/36624