Lionel Samson Building

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

00856

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Location

31-35 Cliff St Fremantle

Location Details

This place comprises the original Samson Cottage adjacent to the c.1899 Lionel Samson Building.

Other Name(s)

Samson Cottage

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1835 to 1899

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	01 Apr 1974
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978

Parent Place or Precinct

25225 West End, Fremantle

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Kim Stirling, 1979 conversion to museum	Architect	-	-
Sir Joseph J Talbot Hobbs, 1892 additions	Architect	-	-
Frederick William Burwell, 1898 existing building	Architect	-	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
998	Interiors project: Lionel Sampson and Son Pty Ltd 31 Cliff St	Report	1992
11848	Conservation plan for Samson Buidings Fremantle Western Australia	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2020

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Warehouse
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Museum
Other Use	COMMERCIAL	Insurance Building
	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Other Use	OTHER	Other
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Other
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	RENDER	Smooth
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Immigration, emigration & refugees
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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