HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 14 KING WILLIAM STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 14 KING WILLIAM STREETAddress14 King William Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21110Location DescriptionStreet Number14Construction Commenced1898Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025ArchaeologyConditionHistoryKing William Street was called Florence Street until c. 1950. The street was largely developed in the 1890s and early 1900s. House, 14 King William Street was built between 1896 and 1900. It was listed in the 1900 rate book as a cottage owned by Arthur White and occupied by John Ferguson, a patternmaker. Mr Ferguson lived in the house with four females and one other male, presumably his wife and children. By 1904/05, the cottage was occupied by Vivian Wallace, a plumber. Arthur White continued to town the property until at least c. 1945 and it was leased by a succession of tenants during this time. Arthur White was a local doctor, who had immigrated to Western Australia from England in 1881. He was a member of the first board of management of Fremantle Public Hospital and built up a large family practice in Fremantle. He was president of the WA Branch of the BMA in 1920 and was a keen member of the Fremantle Orchestral Society for many years. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1954 shows a weatherboard cottage of roughly square plan form, with a full length front verandah and a small rear verandah. A galvanised iron laundry adjoined the verandah. The backyard was divided by a fence (about ¾ of the way down). There was a galvanised iron building in the back section, set against the rear fence. In the early 1950s, House, 14 King William Street was owned and occupied by John and Agnes Mocken. By 1974, the property was owned by Guiseppe and Maria Merlino, who still owned it in 1991. This place was 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. It is not known when the original house was demolished and a new house built in its place. Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace 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
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
HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 14 KING WILLIAM STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37350