Harbour Road, 20, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 20 HARBOUR ROADAddress20 Harbour Road SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No20828Location DescriptionStreet Number20Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, flatWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 20 Harbour Road was one of three typical weatherboard and iron single storey cottages built in 1897 by developer John Pallot. The other cottages at 16 and 18 Harbour Road are also still extant and the group of three form an important reminder of Fremantle's rental accommodation from the late 1800s. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryIn 1895, Lot Part 52, Town Lot 14 was vacant land owned by Chamberlain, Wray and Davies. These men were responsible for the subdivision of the area in that year and in 1897, owner John Pallot built three cottages on the lot (16, 18 & 20 Harbour Road). Each comprised two rooms. Pallot was the secretary of the Church of Christ (prior to 1917) and in 1919, was Superintendent of the Bible School. He also had confectionary businesses in High Street (1895 to 1912) and Market Street (1907-1910). Pallot rented the houses to tenants, the first of which were Benson Clemesha, a carpenter (#36; 16 Harbour Road), James Melburne, carpenter (#38, 18 Harbour Road) and William Vinicombe, a storeman (#40, 20 Harbour Road). Tenants changed regularly during Pollott’s ownership, which lasted until c. 1910. By 1920/21, the cottages were owned by Robert McKenzie. They continued to be investment properties. By 1940/41, at which time McKenzie still the owner, street numbering had changed. John Wirth lived in #16, James Vaughan in #20 and Dorothy Inkster in #22. Guiseppe Piromalli bought the properties in 1951/52. Tenants at this time were Percy Henning (#16), Donald Knight (#20) and Harry Inkster (#22). A diagram dated 1954 shows the three cottages (16, 18 and 20 Harbour Road) as being identical in plan. Each was a long, narrow, weatherboard cottage with a full length front verandah. Number 18 had a fenced front yard, while Number 16 appears to have been fenced from the others at the back. There was no dividing fenced between the rear yards of numbers 18 and 20. 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. Physical DescriptionSingle storey weatherboard and iron cottage with an asymmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards and fibre cement sheeting. The roof gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The cottage is one room and a hall in width. The verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof. The verandah has been later enclosed with fibre cement sheeting and glass louvred windows. There is a mesh link fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.AssociationJohn Pallot, local businessman and prominent church memberPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/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 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
Harbour Road, 20, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 16/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37181