Heritage TitleHOUSE, 33 JENKIN STREETAddress33 Jenkin Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22858Construction Commenced1915Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 33 Jenkin Street, is a typical iron roofed single storey house dating from 1915. 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. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryJenkin 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, 33 Jenkin Street was built in 1915. In that year, Margaret Tongue was listed as the owner and occupant of the cottage. Elsie Baxter owned the property between c. 1930 and the early 1950s, although she lived in the house for only a few years in the early 1930s. After a brief period of ownership by E Brosnan, House, 33 Jenkin Street was owned by Nicola and then Michele Azzollini. Michele retained ownership until 1974 and the house has had a number of owners since that time.Physical DescriptionSingle storey iron roofed cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under separate corrugated iron bullnose roof with square timber posts and timber frieze. A rendered brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind. The garden and fence partially obscure views to the house. Poosibly only front two rooms remain from the original house due to a fire.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). High degree of authenticity with much 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 StatusNON ContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Jenkin Street, 33, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37275