Jenkin Street, 27, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 27 JENKIN STREETAddress27 Jenkin Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21034Location DescriptionStreet Number27Construction Commenced1900Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceThis property has historical interest only as the location of a now demolished heritage place. The existing development on the site has little significance.ArchaeologyThis property has been redeveloped since the heritage elements were demolished and it is unlikely that any significant undisturbed archaeological material remains on site.ConditionHistoryJenkin Street was originally named By-the-Sea Road. It was renamed in 1909/10 for Reverend J G Jenkin of the South Fremantle Methodist Church. House, 27 Jenkin Street was built c. 1900. In 1900, William Shadd, a lifter, was listed as the occupant of the cottage owned by James Back. Back and Shadd retained the owner/tenant relationship until c. 1930. Laura Webb owned House, 27 Jenkin Street from c. 1930 to c. 1950 although she did not live there. Ellen Tatham was listed as the owner and occupier in 1949/50, Ellen Clarke in the early 1950s, and Gliosca Elesio was the owner from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, when the property was purchased by Mills and Ware Biscuits Pty Ltd. Mills and Ware sold the property back to Mr Elesio c. 1970 and he retained ownership for many more years. A plan dated 1954 shows House, 27 Jenkin Street as a brick house with an enclosed asbestos verandah across the front and wrapping around one side of the house. The house also had an asbestos lean-to across the rear. It is not known when the house was demolished. This place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. It was also included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - BROWN -significant for making a positive contribution to the built environment of Fremantle. During the 2019 Annual Update of the Municipal Inventory and Heritage List the heritage significance of this place was reviewed and it was found that the heritage listing referred to a building or structure that had legally been demolished in the past. It also found that the existing buildings and structures on the site do meet the threshold for inclusion on the Heritage List. On 25 July 2019 Fremantle Council resolved to remove this place from the Heritage List and to change the Municipal Heritage Inventory category to Historic Record Only to record the earlier history of the site.Physical DescriptionHistoric building / structures demolished.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeOther Built Type
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 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 Date25/07/2019Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryHistorical Record Only
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386
RELATED
Jenkin Street, 27, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37266