McLaren Street, 20, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 20 MCLAREN STREETAddress20 McLaren Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21311Location DescriptionStreet Number20Construction Commenced1898Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 20 McLaren Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron modified house dating from 1898. 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.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryMcLaren Street was originally called Edward Street. The name was changed to Silas Street in 1901/902 in honour of William Silas Pearce, a local business identity. The street was renamed McLaren Street in 1931, this time in honour of F J McLaren, who was Mayor of Fremantle from 1912 to 1914. House, 20 McLaren Street was built c. 1898 for James Bishop, a labourer. In 1903/04, T Wilkinson, a health inspector, was living in the house. In 1910/11, House, 20 McLaren Street was owned by Elizabeth and William Bryant. From the early 1930s, the house was owned and occupied by Frederick Smedley. A diagram dated 1954 shows House, 20 McLaren Street as a long, narrow weatherboard cottage with a projecting front room and half-length front verandah. There was a driveway down the side of the house and there was a well and many weatherboard and galvanised iron buildings in the backyard. This place was included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993. It was also 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. Physical DescriptionOriginally a single storey weatherboard and iron cottage, currently undergoing extensive modifications. Now described as a single and two storey weatherboard and iron house with an attached carport. The walls are painted weatherboard. The walls hipped and gabled corrugated iron with a prominent gable to the street. The verandah is under a separate iron roof with turned timber posts and decorative timber brackets. The front facade is asymmetrical. A painted brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a garden area behind.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent partially 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 Date8/03/2007
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386
RELATED
McLaren Street, 20, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 06/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37591