HOUSE, 59 SOUTH STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 59 SOUTH STREETAddress59 South Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21873Location DescriptionStreet Number59Construction Commenced1955 cConstruction MaterialWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of SignificanceHOUSE, 59 SOUTH STREET, a single storey rendered brick and tile roof house, is a representative example of modest residential architecture constructed during the post-World War II period (c. 1945–1965). It reflects the economic and social conditions of the era, particularly the need for affordable and rapidly built housing in response to population growth and housing shortages. This place is significant as a modest yet important example of Fremantle’s residential history.
The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. The dwelling exhibits typical features of Post-War Bungalow design. These features contribute to the broader suburban character of Fremantle’s mid-20th-century residential development. This house represents the post-war expansion of Fremantle, a period marked by government and private efforts to address housing shortages. It provides insight into the practical and economic constraints that shaped domestic architecture in Western Australia during this time.
As part of a broader pattern of post-war suburban development, the bungalow reflects the aspirations of working- and middle-class families for home ownership. It remains an important link to Fremantle’s mid-century community identity and continues to contribute to the area’s evolving built heritage.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe rate books show no listing for 1924-5, but in 1934-5 and again in 1944-5 there is a tennis court on Parts 1 & 2 and a wood yard on Part 3. A colour photo from 1994 shows a rendered masonry dwelling on limestone foundations with a double row of exposed red brick at the bottom of the wall and red brick window sills. The roof is red and dark mottled tiles, with a hipped roof with a ridge running parallel to the front wall, a separate hip over the protruding front room on the right hand side, and an extension of the ridge at a lower level and hips over a garage under the main roof on the right hand side. There is a verandah on the left hand side of the front that extends as a canopy over the window on the protruding room on the right hand side. The verandah has a low rendered wall and is supported by double classical columns near the central front door and one or two columns (view obscured) on the left hand side. The window on the protruding room has 2 casements either side of aPhysical DescriptionHouse, 59 South Street is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Inter-War California Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are rendered brick on a painted limestone foundation with three courses of red face brick above. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. There is a red brick chimney evident. The verandah is under the main roof at a different pitch and is supported by rendered columns on a rendered half wall balustrade. There are timber framed windows, and a garage with roller door under the main roof. Vegetation in the front yard prevents further description of the front elevation. There is a low rendered wall to the front boundary line. AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/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
The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. The dwelling exhibits typical features of Post-War Bungalow design. These features contribute to the broader suburban character of Fremantle’s mid-20th-century residential development. This house represents the post-war expansion of Fremantle, a period marked by government and private efforts to address housing shortages. It provides insight into the practical and economic constraints that shaped domestic architecture in Western Australia during this time.
As part of a broader pattern of post-war suburban development, the bungalow reflects the aspirations of working- and middle-class families for home ownership. It remains an important link to Fremantle’s mid-century community identity and continues to contribute to the area’s evolving built heritage.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe rate books show no listing for 1924-5, but in 1934-5 and again in 1944-5 there is a tennis court on Parts 1 & 2 and a wood yard on Part 3. A colour photo from 1994 shows a rendered masonry dwelling on limestone foundations with a double row of exposed red brick at the bottom of the wall and red brick window sills. The roof is red and dark mottled tiles, with a hipped roof with a ridge running parallel to the front wall, a separate hip over the protruding front room on the right hand side, and an extension of the ridge at a lower level and hips over a garage under the main roof on the right hand side. There is a verandah on the left hand side of the front that extends as a canopy over the window on the protruding room on the right hand side. The verandah has a low rendered wall and is supported by double classical columns near the central front door and one or two columns (view obscured) on the left hand side. The window on the protruding room has 2 casements either side of aPhysical DescriptionHouse, 59 South Street is a single storey brick and tile house constructed in the Inter-War California Bungalow style of Architecture. The walls are rendered brick on a painted limestone foundation with three courses of red face brick above. The roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. There is a red brick chimney evident. The verandah is under the main roof at a different pitch and is supported by rendered columns on a rendered half wall balustrade. There are timber framed windows, and a garage with roller door under the main roof. Vegetation in the front yard prevents further description of the front elevation. There is a low rendered wall to the front boundary line. AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/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
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date27/08/2025
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date27/08/2025Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 3
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
RELATED
HOUSE, 59 SOUTH STREET, SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37852