Heritage TitleHOUSE, 3 YILGARN STREETAddress3 Yilgarn Street WHITE GUM VALLEY WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22623Location DescriptionStreet Number3Construction Commenced1898Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – TIMBER: WeatherboardFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceAesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. Typical timber framed single storey cottage dating from the first decades of the twentieth century. Historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions in the Fremantle area.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryLot 9b of 28 is recorded as a vacant lot in 1896. By 1898 a weatherboard and iron cottage is recorded. (Fremantle Rate Book records).Physical DescriptionSingle storey timber framed and weatherboard clad walls with indented profile and a corrugated iron hipped and half timbered gable roofed house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts and has a timber frieze and balustrades. There are weatherboard additions to the rear of the house. The following places form a significant precinct group and contribute to the streetscapes of Pilbarra, Wright and Yilgarn Streets; 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 12, 15, 16 & 17 Pilbarra Street, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 12 Wright Street, 3, 7 & 11 Yilgarn Street.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residenceArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
Yilgarn Street, 3, White Gum Valley WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 25/08/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/39735
