HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 3 LILLY STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 3 LILLY STREETAddress3 Lilly Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21163Location DescriptionStreet Number3Construction 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 2025ArchaeologyConditionHistoryLilly Street is named after James Lilly, who was manager of the Adelaide Steamship Company from 1886 to 1889. Lilly was born in Tasmania in 1845 and died in Claremont in 1905. The majority of the houses in the street date from the 1890s and early 1900s. House, 3 Lilly Street was built prior to 1900. In that year, it was described in the rate book as a cottage owned and occupied by John Maddison, a tailor. By 1904/05, ownership had passed to Arthur Dowden, who owned it until 1922/23, when it was bought by Frederick Preston. A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1910 shows a weatherboard house with a small room at the back extending along the southern boundary. The house had a full length front verandah and there were two weatherboard structure located on the northern boundary of the backyard. Mr Preston owned and occupied the cottage until 1980, when it was sold to Ian and Karen Jamieson, who were still the owners in 2005. This place was included in the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society (1979/80) - RED -significant for contributing to the unique character of Fremantle. Physical DescriptionDEMOLISHED- retained on LHS database for historical information purposes only - Level 4. Removed from Heritage List 27 August 2025AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeHistoric Site
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
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
HOUSE (DEMOLISHED), 3 LILLY STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37401
