Attfield Street, 99, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE [FMR DUPLEX], 99-101 ATTFIELD STREETAddress99 Attfield Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20190Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 101 Attfield Street (former Duplex 99-101 Attfield Street, is a typical single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad duplex pair dating from 1897. 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 Fremantle. Historically significant as a representation of typical workers' houses in the South Fremantle area. The place is a simple example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. This place contributes to the community’s sense of place as evidenced by it being identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Red: "Positively contributing to the character of Fremantle")ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryAttfield St is named after Dr George Attfield, Imperial Surgeon 1854-1879, who qualified in London in 1850. He attended Fremantle Gaol and was Superintendent at Fremantle Lunatic Asylum. Attfield married a daughter of Surveyor-General Roe. He died in Brighton UK c1923. The street was developed from the late 1890s, with the majority of the houses dating from the first two decades of the twentieth century. Duplex, 99-101 Attfield Street was built in 1897 for William Caple. The rate book for that year records two cottages, each of three rooms, on the lot. The first occupants of No. 99 were George Ellis, a carpenter, and Theophilus Markham, a carter. The two cottages are shown on a Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1908 as weatherboard cottages with front verandahs, and galvanised iron extensions to the rear. William Caple owned the cottages until c. 1920, when they were purchased by Miss M McKean. Between c. 1925 and 1945, the cottages were owned by Martin Clarke. They were rented to tenants during this time. The cottage at 99 Attfield Street was condemned in the 1950s. It is not known if the house was demolished or if the two duplexes were incorporated into a single residence. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a single residence on the lot. This was a wide weatherboard house with a full length front verandah. There were no additions or verandahs at the rear. Catherine McKean held possession of the rental property until c. 1950, at which time it was bought by Margaret Dearle. The cottage was then owned by the Horsman family until the mid-1990s. A Heritage Assessment was prepared in May 2010 by the City of Fremantle for a DA submission to Council for alterations to include a bathroom, window and skylights. Physical DescriptionHouse, 101 Attfield Street is a former duplex (99-101) now amalgamated into one house. The house is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in 1897 in the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. There is a dividing wall visible through the roof line. The front facades have a timber front door and double hung sash windows. The verandah is under a separate concave corrugated iron roof supported by chamfered timber posts. There is a scalloped frieze to the edge of both the roof and verandah. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/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
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
RELATED
Attfield Street, 99, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/36641