Wardie Street, 32, South Fremantle WA 6160
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Heritage TitleHOUSE, 32 WARDIE STREETAddress32 Wardie Street SOUTH FREMANTLE WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22274Construction Commenced1915Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – BRICK: Face BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceHouse, 32 Wardie Street, is a typical brick and iron single storey house dating from 1915. 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. The place is very late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryHouse, 32 Wardie Street was built in 1915. The City of Fremantle Council approved plans for a brick and stone residence to the value of ₤350 on 1 November 1915. The lot was owned by Louisa Denic (who had been born aboard the ‘Norwood’ - a convict transport – in July 1867). The cottage was occupied by Louisa and Jules Denic and their family. The Denics also owned adjacent lots at 30 and 34 Wardie Street. Their daughter, Maude, lived at No. 34 and their son, Alphy, at No. 30. In 1921/22, House, 32 Wardie Street was owned by Margaret Greasley, and in 1930/31 by Frederick Harrington. Mr Harrington owned and occupied the house until his death in 1973. Mr Harrington was a railway shunter and his ashes are interred in the Fremantle Cemetery. A diagram dated 1954 shows a brick house with a full length front verandah and a centrally located front path. Ownership of the house subsequently passed to Florence Harrington, and then to Arnott Biscuits Ltd in 1989. By 1995, the house was again a residence and in that year, the owners applied to remove and replace the existing verandah. Physical DescriptionSingle storey brick and iron cottage with a symmetrical facade designed as a late example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are face red brick. The roof hipped and half gabled with no eaves and clad with corrugated iron. The verandah is under a broken back corrugated iron roof and supported by turned timber posts. The symmetrical front facade has a central front door and double hung timber windows either side. A brick chimney is intact. There is a timber picket fence to the front boundary and a small garden area behind.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
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Wardie Street, 32, South Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 19/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/38241