Heritage TitleP23162 – SHOP & HOUSE, 119 MARMION STREETAddressMarmion Street, 119, Fremantle WA 6160Heritage Place No23162Street Number119Construction Commenced1930Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickStatement Of SignificanceShop & House (Fmr), 119 Marmion Street, is a typical single storey house with attached shop dating from c1930. It is aesthetically significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture. It is historically significant as a representation of working people’s living conditions and commercial activity in the outer Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture. The place has undergone significant alterations but original form remains intact. ConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryThe Metropolitan Sewerage map sheet 2133 dated November 1928 indicates no building on the block at that time.Physical DescriptionShop & House, 119 Marmion Street is a single storey rendered masonry and tile corner shop and house constructed in the Inter-War California Bungalow style of architecture. The shop has no setback from the street. The walls are rendered and glass. There is a suspended steel awning with a simple rendered parapet above. The house is set back behind and to the side of the shop, and has walls that are face brick to dado height and rendered above. The house roof is hipped and gabled and clad with tiles. A side verandah has rendered pier supports under a dropped tile roof.Place UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherIntegrity/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 GroupHistoric ThemeDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY - Settlements|OCCUPATIONS - Commercial & service industries
Marmion Street, 119, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 18/06/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/55771
