HOUSE, 8 COMMERCIAL STREET, 8, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 8 COMMERCIAL STREETAddress8 Commercial Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20524Construction Commenced1905Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 8 Commercial Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1905. 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 South Fremantle area.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryFollowing subdivision by Davies, Chamberlain and Wray c. 1895, Sub Lot 28 of Town Lot 14/15 (later 8 Commercial Street) remained vacant land until c. 1905 when a cottage was built. Mary Ann Smith owned the property in 1905/06. She retained ownership until her death in the mid-1940s and it appears that the cottage was a rental property throughout this time. A plan dated 1954 shows House, 8 Commercial Street as a weatherboard cottage with a full length front verandah and a half-length rear verandah, with a room at the end. There was a large weatherboard outbuilding in the backyard. In the early to mid 1950s, House, 8 Commercial Street was owned and occupied by Douglas Foreman. It again changed hands in the late 1950s, when it was purchased by Johann and Aleida Temmen. The Temmens continued to own and occupy the house until the mid-1980s, when it was purchased by Nikki Harper (later Blasioli). This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Brown: "Positively contributing to the built environment") It was also included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. The house has been owned by the Newton family since c. 2000. Physical DescriptionSingle storey weatherboard and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof with timber posts and decorative verandah roof bracket.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent partially 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 Date08/03/2007
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
HOUSE, 8 COMMERCIAL STREET, 8, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/36813