Heritage TitleLIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 5 YILGARN STREETAddress5 Yilgarn Street WHITE GUM VALLEY WA 6162Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22376Street Number5Statement Of SignificanceThe use of limestone is part of the Fremantle landscape and gives the City coherence and character. Limestone walls were built around properties in Fremantle to prevent sand drift in response to an early building regulation dating from the 1830s. Limestone walls are one commonly encountered example of use of this stone as a building material, most of them dating from the 19th century and early years of the 20th century. Most of the limestone in small walls came from local quarries.HistoryThis place was identified in the "Heritage Report on 19th century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle" prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986.Physical DescriptionLimestone feature.Place UseOriginal Use – OTHER: OtherOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – OTHER: OtherPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
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 CategoryLimestone Feature(s)
Yilgarn Street, 5, White Gum Valley WA 6162. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 25/08/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/39736
