WARDERS' COTTAGES, 19-29 HENDERSON STREET

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City of Fremantle

Place Number

24674

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Location

19-29 Henderson St Fremantle

Location Details

Other Name(s)

First Terrace (1851)

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1851

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Sep 2000	Level 1A	Level 1A The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle. This place is entered onto the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places. All development applications must be referred to the Heritage Council for approval.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	14 Oct 2000	Level 1A	Level 1A The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle. This place is entered onto the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places. All development applications must be referred to the Heritage Council for approval.

Statement of Significance

Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places.

Physical Description

Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places.

History

Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.
Warders’ Cottages, 19-29 Henderson St was the first block constructed. It was begun in 1851 after Capt. Henderson despaired of finding sufficient accommodation in Fremantle to house his prison warders economically. The houses were built with convict labour but designed by Henderson. This row was meant for warders with large families, but in the event as soon as the row was completed two families moved. They each had a room on the ground floor and one above because Henderson had provided fireplaces only on the ground floor. Such crowded living spaces were unsatisfactory and fights and quarrels soon broke out between the families. Henderson learned from this error and not only provided extra cooking places in this block but also put fireplaces on both floors of the other houses he built for his warders. The houses now accommodate only one family apiece. They were repaired while under prison control and were acquired by Homeswest in 1991.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Royal Engineers	Architect	1851	-
James Mannine ( Clerk of Works)	Architect	1851	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.	Heritage Council of WA
	"Fremantle Prison, Conservation and Future Use- Warders Quarters".	Building Management Authority of WA

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
11561	Building the Fremantle convict establishment - Henderson and Coy	Heritage Study {Other}	2011

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Conjoined residence
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Conjoined residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people

Creation Date

30 Jan 2013

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Approved

Last Update

26 Feb 2020

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