Rose Street, 5, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleTERRACE, 5 ROSE STREETAddress5 Rose Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21615Location DescriptionStreet Number5Construction Commenced1898Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceTerrace, 5, 7 & 9 Rose Street, is a limestone, brick and iron single storey group of three terrace houses 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 Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition 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. Terrace, 5 Rose Street was built in 1897/98 for Richard Cooper. It was one of three terraces numbered 5, 7 and 9 Rose Street. A sewerage diagram dated 1907 shows the three terraced cottages. At this time they were numbered 27, 25 and 23 Rose Street. Each had a full length front verandah and a weatherboard addition at the rear. A substantial fence lined the front boundary of the property. Richard Cooper leased the three terraced cottages to a succession of tenants. In 1924/25, ownership passed to Violet Frances Atwell, who continued to own the property until at least the early 1950s and also leased the cottages to tenants. She also owned the house at 3 Rose Street during this time. Prior to 1973 Tommasino Boccardo owned number 5 until John (retired carpenter) and Anne Walker purchased the place. In 1989 the number 5 changed hands to the Walkers’ son John and his wife, Louise Anne Walker (Information provided by the Walkers). The cottages at 7 and 9 Rose Street and the House at 3 Rose Street were in separate ownership by 1986. 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 DescriptionTerrace, 5, 7 & 9 Rose Street is a set of three, single storey, terraces with an overall symmetrical facade built in 1898 and designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The original walls were limestone with red brick quoins, which no.9 still has. No.5 and no.7 have rendered walls. The roofs are hipped and clad with tiles to no.5 while no. 7 and no.9 have corrugated iron. The dividing parapet walls are visible. There is a separate verandah across the three terraces, to no.5 the verandah is clad with tiles and supported by a brick pillar, to no.7 and no.9 the verandah has a bullnose corrugated iron cladding and is supported by rendered pillars to no.7. Under the verandah to no.5 and no.7 is a front door and a double hung sash window. Visibility to no.9 is obscured by foliage. There is a rendered masonry wall to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent mostly 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 Date26/12/2000
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 2
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386
RELATED
Rose Street, 5, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37675