DUPLEX, 261 SOUTH TERRACE
DESCRIPTION
Heritage Title DUPLEX, 261 SOUTH TERRACEAddressSouth Terrace, 261, South Fremantle WA 6162Summary261 South Terrace SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22005Location DescriptionStreet Number261Construction Commenced1901Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceDUPLEX, 259-161 South Terrace, is a typical rendered masonry and iron single storey duplex pair dating from c1901. 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).HistoryDuplex, 261 South Terrace was built in 1901/02 for E Davies. By 1903, Frederick Jones was the owner and by 1930, Lillian Embleton. John and Eunice Anderson were the owners from the early 1940s until the early 1950s. Ellen Swift was a long term tenant of No. 261 during this time.
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1955 shows a pair of attached brick residences at 259 and 261 South Terrace. Both had full length front verandahs and galvanised iron additions at the rear. They were are of the same plan form as the terraced cottages next door at 263 and 265 South Terrace.
The terrace cottage has had a number of owners since the 1960s.
This place was 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.
In August 2025 the place was changed from a LHS Level 3 to Level 2, retained on the Heritage List and Identified as a Contributory Place in the South Fremantle Heritage Area.Physical Description259-261 South Terrace is a single storey, rendered masonry and iron duplex pair with a symmetrical facade built in 1901 and designed as an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roofs are hipped and clad with corrugated iron, with dividing wall visible between. To no.261 the front verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by turned timber posts with decorative timber brackets. The verandah to no.259 has a separate bullnose corrugated iron roof supported by turned timber posts. The front doors are adjacent to each other, no. 261 has casement windows, no. 259 has two double hung sash windows. There is a rendered masonry wall infilled with iron railing to no.261 and infilled with timber pickets to no.259 to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Office or Administration BldgPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Shop\Retail Store {single}Architectural 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
A Metropolitan Sewerage plan dated 1955 shows a pair of attached brick residences at 259 and 261 South Terrace. Both had full length front verandahs and galvanised iron additions at the rear. They were are of the same plan form as the terraced cottages next door at 263 and 265 South Terrace.
The terrace cottage has had a number of owners since the 1960s.
This place was 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.
In August 2025 the place was changed from a LHS Level 3 to Level 2, retained on the Heritage List and Identified as a Contributory Place in the South Fremantle Heritage Area.Physical Description259-261 South Terrace is a single storey, rendered masonry and iron duplex pair with a symmetrical facade built in 1901 and designed as an example of the Federation Bungalow style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry. The roofs are hipped and clad with corrugated iron, with dividing wall visible between. To no.261 the front verandah is under a separate corrugated iron roof supported by turned timber posts with decorative timber brackets. The verandah to no.259 has a separate bullnose corrugated iron roof supported by turned timber posts. The front doors are adjacent to each other, no. 261 has casement windows, no. 259 has two double hung sash windows. There is a rendered masonry wall infilled with iron railing to no.261 and infilled with timber pickets to no.259 to the front boundary line.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residencePresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Office or Administration BldgPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Shop\Retail Store {single}Architectural 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 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 No22386Parent place nameSouth Fremantle Heritage Area
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INTERNAL
Heritage EntryYes
DUPLEX, 261 SOUTH TERRACE. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 18/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/37912