Heritage TitleHOUSE, 9 LOUISA STREETAddress9 Louisa Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23035Construction Commenced1905Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – ASBESTOS: Fibrous Cement, corrugatedWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 9 Louisa Street, is a typical timber and iron single storey house dating from c1905. 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe area was owned by Captain William Owston, and then his stepson, Frederick Jones. Jones served with the Fremantle Council for many years. On the subdivision of the property in 1891, family names were given to the streets. Louisa was the daughter of Frederick and Emma Jones. Louisa Street was one of the first in this area of South Fremantle to be developed. House, 9 Louisa Street was built between 1901 and c. 1910. It is shown on a Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated c. 1910 as a weatherboard house with a projecting, half-length front verandah. The rear verandah was enclosed at both ends with weatherboard. In 1930/31, the house was owned and occupied by Selina Sully. John Waters was the owner from c. 1950 until the early 1960s, when it was bought by Michael Pankin, who was still the owner in 1981.Physical Description9 Louisa Street is a single storey timber and iron house constructed in c1905 in the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are timber framed and clad with timber weatherboards to daado height and fibre cement sheeting above. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof supported by timber posts. The front façade has a central front door with half sidelights flanked on either side by timber framed casement windows. There is a low rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line.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 StatusContributoryHeritage Area InHerit Number22386Statutory Heritage Area Date14/10/2000
Louisa Street, 9, South Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 10/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37490
