Heritage TitleHOUSE, 1 ROSE STREETAddress1 Rose Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No23064Construction Commenced1927Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThis area of South Fremantle was part of a five acre grant made to Captain John Bruce of the Pensioner Guards in 1851. The property was subdivided in the early 1890s although the majority of the street was not developed until the early 1900s. Sewerage Diagram no.82 1907 shows two galvanized iron boatsheds on the lot. In 1927/28 ownership passed from a James John Mews to a Reginald Ganstone Mews. The rate books show that a residence and boatshed now exist on the lot. At this time the street number was 31. The house is Lot 78 of 4.Physical DescriptionHouse, 1 Rose Street, is a single storey brick and iron house constructed as a variation of the Federation Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are rendered. The roof is hipped and clad with corrugated iron. There are two rendered corbelled chimneys evident. The verandah is under a continuous corrugated iron roof. The front façade has been altered with a timber pergola/carport, and non-original windows, however the orignal central timber door with top and sidelights remains. The house is situated at street level. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary line, and a steel gate at the driveway. 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 Date23/12/2000
Rose Street, 1, South Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37672
