Heritage TitleTERRACE, 8 NAIRN STREETAddressNairn Street, 8, Fremantle WA 6160Heritage Place No22564Construction Commenced1880Construction MaterialRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileStatement Of SignificanceThis place has aesthetic and historic significance as a remnant of pre gold boom residential development in Fremantle. Part of a group of remnant residential buildings in Collie, Nairn and Essex Street.ConditionGood.HistoryNairn Street was named for Major William Nairn of 46th Regiment, original grantee of land in Grass Valley, east of Northam. Terrace, 8-12 Nairn Street is a row of 3 cottages on lots 445 & Pt 444 dating from c1880. Eureka Mill adjacent at no. 6 owned the cottages c1900, followed by A E Davies c1908-1926. There is a full title search in Fremantle Local History Collection Files. Currently (2002), residential. Physical DescriptionTerrace, 8-12 Nairn Street is a single storey terrace with rendered walls and terracotta low pitched hipped roof (one rendered chimney) extending over the verandah. The west side of the façade has an additional section of the building that fronts onto pavement, without a verandah and has a higher roof. The verandah has rendered balustrades with engaged piers and columns above.Place UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Single storey residencePlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupHistoric ThemeDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY - SettlementsState RegisteredYes
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianHeritage Council of WAStatutory Heritage Area West End Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusState RegisteredHeritage Area InHerit Number25225Statutory Heritage Area Date18/07/2017
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
TERRACE, 8 Nairn Street, Fremantle, WA, 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 29/07/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/52261
