HOUSE, 27 LEFROY ROAD, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 27 LEFROY ROADAddress27 Lefroy Road SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22863Construction Commenced1900 cConstruction MaterialWall – BRICK: Face BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceHOUSE, 27 LEFROY ROAD, a single-storey, brick and iron house with an asymmetrical façade is a representative example of late 19th-century residential development in the area. Built in the Victorian Georgian style, the house reflects typical style of the period.
Constructed in 1900, the house reflects the expansion of Fremantle during the late 19th century, a time when the Western Australian gold rush brought economic growth and increased settlement. Its timber-framed construction and iron roofing are indicative of the resourceful building practices of the time, particularly in working-class and middle-class areas where accessible and durable materials were favoured.
Designed originally in the Victorian Georgian style, the house appears to have had early additions and now has an asymmetrical façade. As an example of modest 19th-century housing, it represents the daily lives of the working- and middle-class residents who contributed to the development of Fremantle. As part of Fremantle’s historic urban fabric, the house contributes to the collective identity of the area. It reflects the residential styles of the late 19th century.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryLefroy Road forms the northern boundary of the Lefroy Estate, which extended as far south at Lloyd Street. H Maxwell Lefroy was Comptroller of the Fremantle Prison in the 1860s. The portion of the street between South Terrace and Attfield Street was previously called Trinity Street. A 1993 photograph shows the place with its front room smooth rendered with an aluminium sliding window, and its front verandah enclosed with weatherboard to create a front sleepout. The main house is brick and tile, and a large, low-pitched brick extension is evident to the rear. The place was advertised for sale in 2008 as a deceased estate, with the house estimated at 80 years old, and again in 2009 as a ‘renovator’s dream’. Photographs show the place much as in 1993, although some of the cladding has been removed from the verandah to form an open entrance porch. In March 2010 it was again on the market, after substantial renovation works. Brickwork has been cleaned and tuckpointed, the verandaPhysical DescriptionHouse, 27 Lefroy Road is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are tuckpointed brick. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. There is a chimney and chimney pot evident towards the back of the house. The central porch is under a continuous tiled roof. The asymmetrical front façade has one front room under the gable roof, and a verandah on the other side. The house is situated at street level. There is a low steel tube and cyclone wire fence to the front boundary line. Vegetation in the front yard prevents further description of the front elevation.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). Medium degree of authenticity with some original fabric remaining. (These statements based on street survey only). Place TypeIndividual Building or Group
Constructed in 1900, the house reflects the expansion of Fremantle during the late 19th century, a time when the Western Australian gold rush brought economic growth and increased settlement. Its timber-framed construction and iron roofing are indicative of the resourceful building practices of the time, particularly in working-class and middle-class areas where accessible and durable materials were favoured.
Designed originally in the Victorian Georgian style, the house appears to have had early additions and now has an asymmetrical façade. As an example of modest 19th-century housing, it represents the daily lives of the working- and middle-class residents who contributed to the development of Fremantle. As part of Fremantle’s historic urban fabric, the house contributes to the collective identity of the area. It reflects the residential styles of the late 19th century.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as fair (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryLefroy Road forms the northern boundary of the Lefroy Estate, which extended as far south at Lloyd Street. H Maxwell Lefroy was Comptroller of the Fremantle Prison in the 1860s. The portion of the street between South Terrace and Attfield Street was previously called Trinity Street. A 1993 photograph shows the place with its front room smooth rendered with an aluminium sliding window, and its front verandah enclosed with weatherboard to create a front sleepout. The main house is brick and tile, and a large, low-pitched brick extension is evident to the rear. The place was advertised for sale in 2008 as a deceased estate, with the house estimated at 80 years old, and again in 2009 as a ‘renovator’s dream’. Photographs show the place much as in 1993, although some of the cladding has been removed from the verandah to form an open entrance porch. In March 2010 it was again on the market, after substantial renovation works. Brickwork has been cleaned and tuckpointed, the verandaPhysical DescriptionHouse, 27 Lefroy Road is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are tuckpointed brick. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. There is a chimney and chimney pot evident towards the back of the house. The central porch is under a continuous tiled roof. The asymmetrical front façade has one front room under the gable roof, and a verandah on the other side. The house is situated at street level. There is a low steel tube and cyclone wire fence to the front boundary line. Vegetation in the front yard prevents further description of the front elevation.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). 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 Date27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
HOUSE, 27 LEFROY ROAD, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 17/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37393