Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
4 Davies St Beaconsfield
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1903
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 3 | |
House, 4 Davies Street is a single storey timber and iron house dating from 1903. While the place has undergone alteration, is has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area and its original form remains intact. It is representative of the typical building stock and of working people’s living conditions within the residential areas of Fremantle. The place is significant as an example of Fremantle’s vernacular architecture.
House, 4 Davies Street is a single storey timber framed and weatherboard clad (probably not original boards) and a painted corrugated iron hipped roof house. The dropped verandah is supported by timber posts and there are additions at the rear of the house.
1902/ 03 Rates Books record a building on Lot 38 of 59. James H Smithers was the original occupant and was still residing there in up to at least 1949 (when post office directory records cease). The 1908 sewerage map (No. 87) shows a weatherboard house with a full-length front verandah. The 1947 aerial photograph (Landgate) shows a simple hipped roof and a skillion behind. A carport was added on the north side (left from the street front) c1986. Later aerial photos (Landgate) show that there was an extension to the rear between 1985 and 1995 and part of the house was reroofed c2015.
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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