Heritage TitleHOUSE, 28 WALKER STREETAddress28 Walker Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22268Construction Commenced1940Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 28 Walker Street, is a typical weatherboard and iron single storey house dating from 1940. 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 good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 28 Walker Street was built c. 1950 on the site of a cottage built c. 1900. In 1900, Charles Lane was listed as the owner of the original cottage, which was occupied by William Ryan, a labourer. The Lane family continued to own the property, which they rented to a succession of tenants, until c. 1925. Between 1935/36 and c. 1970, House 28 Walker Street was owned by Jessie and Podger. Edna Walsh was the tenant for this time and continued to live in the house after it was sold to Violet (or Viola) Croxton. Edna Walsh owned the house herself from 1974 to 1978 and the property has had a number of owners since that time. A diagram dated 1954 shows a small asbestos cottage with a full length front verandah enclosed on both sides of the entry. A number of asbestos outbuildings in the backyard were linked with the house by paving. Physical DescriptionSingle storey weatherboard and iron cottage with an a symmetrical facade constructed in 1940. The walls are painted horizontal weatherboards. The roof hipped with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a separate bullnose corrugated iron roof and is supported by timber posts. There is no fence to the front boundary line.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). 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 3
Walker Street, 28, South Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 01/05/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/38196
