Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
29-31 Ellen St Fremantle
Stone Buildings
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1899
| 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 1B | |
The place is an unusual example of a stone residential building showing influence of the Victorian Romanesque style more commonly used for government or institutional buildings in 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 stone and terracotta tile hipped roof house has two large stone chimneys. The dropped verandah returns down the sides of the front section of the house and is supported by a central stone wall and rendered piers with cast iron balustrading. The back section of the house has brick quoining to the window openings.
Ellen Street was named for Ellen Mangles of Woodbridge, Surrey, England, wife of Sir James Stirling, the Governor. In 1899 two villas were erected on the site for Harry JW Higham, a gentleman. It was later used as a lodging house. The place was purchased by the Fremantle City Council in 1984.
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Terrace housing |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Other |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Two storey residence |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Terrace housing |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Romanesque |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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