Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
13 Solomon St Fremantle
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1912
| 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 2 | |
The place is a good example of a stone residence in the Federation Queen Anne style, representing the expansion of Fremantle in the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place contributes to a substantially intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century streetscape close to the centre of Fremantle.
Two storey (ground floor sits below the level of the pavement) painted brick and zincalume hipped roof and three rendered chimneys with corbelling house. There is a bull nosed verandah supported on chamfered timber posts and the timber double windows are extant.
Solomon Street was originally known as Mary Street, gazetted in 1905. It changed its name in 1951/52 to honour Elias Solomon, a Fremantle merchant and politician who built a house and lived in this street. Solomon was a Town Councillor 1878-1880, 1883-1886, Mayor in 1889-1891, 1896-98 and 1900-01. He was a state parliamentarian, MLA for the seat of South Fremantle 1892-1901, then transferred to Federal Politics with a seat in the House of Representatives from 1901-1903. Solomon was the first Member for Fremantle in the Federal Government. A dwelling was present on the lot in 1912/13. It was owned by ELizabeth Sellenger. The West Australian dated the building to the 1890s. The address was previously number 25 Mary St.
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Two storey residence |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Two storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Zincalume |
| Wall | RENDER | Smooth |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| Other | GLASS | Glass |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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