22 Holdsworth Street

Fremantle WA 6160

FREMANTLE’S RICH HISTORY RUNS DEEP IN THE VEINS OF THIS 1886 VICTORIAN TERRACE.
BUILT OF LIMESTONE RUBBLE BY THE PIONEERING PEARSE FAMILY, IT IS ONE IN A ROW OF SEVEN THAT STEP DOWN ALONG THE STREET AND HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE NATIONAL HERITAGE TRUST AS A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL VERNACULAR OF THE PERIOD.
THIS CHARACTER HOME REPRESENTS QUINTESSENTIAL FREMANTLE AND HAS BEEN RECOGNISED FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE.
ALL ITS PERIOD FEATURES, INCLUDING ITS SUPERB LOCATION IN A QUIET STREET OPPOSITE THE OLD FREMANTLE PRISON, MAKE IT EASY TO IMAGINE THE ARRAY OF COLOURFUL CHARACTERS WHO MAY HAVE CROSSED ITS THRESHOLD OVER THE PAST 122 YEARS.
AS WITH MOST TURN OF THE CENTURY HOMES, ITS BEDROOMS ARE LARGER THAN MODERN DAY DESIGNS, WITH THE HIGH 3.5M CEILINGS ENHANCING THE FEELING OF SPACE AND LIGHT.
TRADITIONAL PLASTER MOULDED CEILING ROSES, CORNICES AND PICTURE RAILINGS ARE A DECORATIVE FEATURE IN BOTH THE BEDROOMS ALONG WITH WORKING ORNATE FIREPLACES AND POLISHED JARRAH FLOORING.
THE JARRAH FLOORS EXTEND IN TO THE LOUNGE, WHICH IS THE CENTRE POINT OF THE HOME CREATING SEPARATION BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE SLEEPING AREAS. LIGHT STREAMS INTO THIS ROOM LEVERAGING THE ENERGY EFFICIENT PRINCIPLES OF THE HOUSE THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED THROUGH A MASTER COMBINATION OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS AND NORTH/SOUTH SITE ORIENTATION.
A SUNROOM, WHICH IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR A SMALL DINING TABLE, AND A BATHROOM HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE EXTENSION BEYOND THE KITCHEN, WHICH MARKS THE END OF THE ORIGINAL HOME.
COVERED VERANDAS, FRONT AND BACK, PROVIDE WELCOME RESPITE FROM THE HARSH SUMMER HEAT WHILE A RAISED TIMBER DECK FROM THE BACK DOOR CAPTURES THE “DOCTOR” AND OFFERS GLIMPSES OF THE SHIPS SAILING FROM THE BUSTLING PORT.
FAITHFUL RESTORATION BOTH INSIDE AND OUT HAS RETURNED COSY LIVING QUARTERS, WITH THE ADDED CHARM OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN A PREMIUM “OLD FREO” LOCATION.
ADDITIONAL FEATURE - CAN ALSO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.