Douro Road, 20-22, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleSHOP & HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 20-22 DOURO ROADAddress20-22 Douro Road SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20572Street Number20,22Construction Commenced1910Year Of Demolition1980Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionOCCUPATIONS: Commercial & service industriesStatement Of SignificanceDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025.
Note current house with strong European Migrant influences.ArchaeologyConditionDEMOLISHEDHistoryBetween 1900 and 1930, Chesterfield was a separate suburb, focused around Douro Road. The street is named for the Duke of Wellington, who was also the Marquis of Douro, after the Battle of the passage of the Douro River in the Peninsular War. Douro Rd meets Marine Tce, which was formerly Wellington Tce. A 1908 PWD drawing shows a Church of England Sunday School on the south-west corner of Douro Road and Walker Streets, and shops to the street frontage on Douro Road on the corners of Thomas, Hulbert (Jane) and Chester streets. Large stables were also located on the south-east corner of Hulbert and Douro Road. In 1900, a cottage was listed on Lot 71 (later 20 Douro Road). The cottage was owned by William Ellis and occupied by Albert Morris, a mason. By 1910/11, a shop and rooms was listed as being on the property owned and occupied by Ellen Daly. By 1915/16, the property was owned and occupied by Clara Connell and was listed as a shop and cottage. Clara Connell retained ownership until c. 1935, when the property was purchased by Robert Fulton. Mary Fulton was listed as the occupant in the 1950s and 1960s. A diagram dated 1954 shows the building as a large building with a shop projecting to the building lot at the street, with a residence to the side and behind. The residence had a short verandah to the front and large weatherboard buildings/rooms were attached to the side and rear. The property was purchased by Pera and Petra Stevanovoich in the mid-1960s and they retained ownership until 1981. Circa 1970 the house was converted to flats and in 1978, South Beach Deli occupied the shop. 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") By 1981, the house and shop had been demolished and a new residence was subsequently built on the lot. Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025.
Note current house with strong European Migrant influences.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – OTHER: OtherIntegrity/AuthenticityDEMOLISHEDPlace TypeHistoric Site
Note current house with strong European Migrant influences.ArchaeologyConditionDEMOLISHEDHistoryBetween 1900 and 1930, Chesterfield was a separate suburb, focused around Douro Road. The street is named for the Duke of Wellington, who was also the Marquis of Douro, after the Battle of the passage of the Douro River in the Peninsular War. Douro Rd meets Marine Tce, which was formerly Wellington Tce. A 1908 PWD drawing shows a Church of England Sunday School on the south-west corner of Douro Road and Walker Streets, and shops to the street frontage on Douro Road on the corners of Thomas, Hulbert (Jane) and Chester streets. Large stables were also located on the south-east corner of Hulbert and Douro Road. In 1900, a cottage was listed on Lot 71 (later 20 Douro Road). The cottage was owned by William Ellis and occupied by Albert Morris, a mason. By 1910/11, a shop and rooms was listed as being on the property owned and occupied by Ellen Daly. By 1915/16, the property was owned and occupied by Clara Connell and was listed as a shop and cottage. Clara Connell retained ownership until c. 1935, when the property was purchased by Robert Fulton. Mary Fulton was listed as the occupant in the 1950s and 1960s. A diagram dated 1954 shows the building as a large building with a shop projecting to the building lot at the street, with a residence to the side and behind. The residence had a short verandah to the front and large weatherboard buildings/rooms were attached to the side and rear. The property was purchased by Pera and Petra Stevanovoich in the mid-1960s and they retained ownership until 1981. Circa 1970 the house was converted to flats and in 1978, South Beach Deli occupied the shop. 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") By 1981, the house and shop had been demolished and a new residence was subsequently built on the lot. Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025.
Note current house with strong European Migrant influences.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – OTHER: OtherIntegrity/AuthenticityDEMOLISHEDPlace TypeHistoric Site
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
Changed 27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 4
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
Douro Road, 20-22, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/36982



