WESTPAC BUILDING, 22 HIGH STREET

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00908

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Location

22 High St Fremantle

Location Details

Cnr Mount St

Other Name(s)

Challenge Bank
Western Australian Bank

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

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 1B	Level 1B The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle and its conservation is required. It is recommended that this place be considered for entry in the Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places.	City of Fremantle
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	28 Oct 1974			Heritage Council
Statewide Bank Survey	Adopted	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

A grand Victorian Bank displaying all the optimism and affluence of the 1890s Gold Boom. It is in excellent condition and is one of the finest buildings in Fremantle and therefore has been classified for townscape., streetscape as well as architectural reasons.

Physical Description

This building, a former W A Bank, is a two storey stucco brick and bluestone structure and is decorated on the street level with shadow lines and on the upper floor with Corinthian capped pilasters and a richly decorated cornice and pediment.

History

Assessment 1974

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7467	Fremantle : beyond the Round House.	Book	2005

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Bank
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Bank

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

11 Sep 2023

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