Two Terrace Houses, 14-16 Nairn Street, Fremantle, WA, 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleTwo Terrace HousesAddressNairn Street, 14-16, Fremantle WA 6160Heritage Place No964Construction CommencedConstructed from 1890Construction MaterialOther – METAL: Wrought IronOther – TIMBER: Other TimberRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – RENDER: SmoothWall - STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsStatement Of SignificanceThe place has aesthetic and historic significance as a rare example of residential development in the Old Port City area of Fremantle dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The place is of social significance as evidenced by its classification by the National Trust.ConditionGood.HistoryNairn Street was named for Major William Nairn of 46th Regiment, original grantee of land in Grass Valley, east of Northam. Duplex, 14-16 Nairn Street: Lot 446 was the property of the Higham family from 1873 to c1880. The six-roomed terrace houses replaced earlier dwellings in 1890-91. By c1906 the property belonged to Arthur Davies and Frederick Jones. Restored in 1983, with additions to No. 16 in 1987 by Carl Payne Architect. Currently (2002), residential use. Physical DescriptionDuplex, 14-16 Nairn Street is a two storey rendered pair of houses with verandahs and decorative parapet with a segmental pediment. The verandah has a corrugated iron roof supported by columns with cast iron lacework brackets, fringe and balustrade on the first floor. The tall arched windows are recessed and double sash.AssociationHighamPlace UseOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Conjoined residenceOriginal Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingPresent Use – RESIDENTIAL: Terrace housingArchitectural StylesFederation FiligreeVictorian FiligreePlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupHistoric ThemeDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY - SettlementsState RegisteredYes
State Statutory Heritage Listing
State Statutory Listing CustodianHeritage Council of WAState Statutory Listing TypeState Register of Heritage PlacesState Statutory Listing GradingRegistered
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations CustodianHeritage CouncilHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations TypeRHP - Does not warrant assessmentHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations GradingCurrentHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations Date27 Oct 2017
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
Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys
Non-statutory Listings CustodianDCCEEWNon-statutory Listings TypeRegister of the National EstateNon-statutory Listings GradingRegisteredNon-statutory Listings Date21 Oct 1980
Two Terrace Houses, 14-16 Nairn Street, Fremantle, WA, 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 12/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/52264
