Walker Street, 8, South Fremantle WA 6162
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleHOUSE, 8 WALKER STREETAddress8 Walker Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22255Location DescriptionStreet Number8Construction Commenced1945Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 8 Walker Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1945. 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 fair to good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 8 Walker Street was built c. 1945 on the site of a cottage built c. 1900. The original cottage was built for Mary and John Noake. John was a carpenter. Title to the property passed to Isabella Noakes in 1935/36. Isabella was also listed as the occupant of the house from this time and c. 1945, she married to become Isabella Galway. Her husband, James, was listed as the occupant until the early 1960s and Isabella continued to live in the house until her death in 1976. House, 8 Walker Street has had a couple of owners since this time. A diagram dated 1954 shows a relatively small asbestos cottage with a full length front verandah and several galvanised iron and verandah structures at the rear. 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 DescriptionSingle storey weatherboard and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade constructed in 1945. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a broken back corrugated iron roof with alternating red and white roof sheets. The verandah is supported by square timber posts and a timber crossed balustrade and some areas of timber lattice. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary, a metal arbor by the front gate and a small garden area behind.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent 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
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Heritage EntryYes
Walker Street, 8, South Fremantle WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 01/05/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/38176