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CALEDONIAN HALL (FMR), 13 JAMES STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

21022
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Location

13 James St Fremantle

Location Details

Cnr James & Quarry Sts

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903, Constructed from 1904

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 2

Level 2

The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of considerable cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle and its conservation is a priority.

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic, historic and social significance as a place for the Scottish community of the area, and as a former recreational building in the centre of Fremantle. The place is a minor landmark in the area.

Physical Description

Two storey rendered and zincalume hipped roofed corner building. There is a circular turret which extends above the roof height.

History

The Caledonian Hall at 13 James Street was built in 1903/04 for Donald McDonald Mckay, F McDonald and John Hector. It was designed by F W Burwell and was opened May 30th 1903. The hall was built for the scottish group, the Fremantle Caledonian Society which were founded in 1888. The place changed hands in the late 1930s and later became C. J. Tree Panel Beaters at the ground floor and billiard rooms on the first floor.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
F. W. Burwell Architect - -

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall RENDER Smooth
Roof METAL Zincalume

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Cultural activities
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Settlements

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

27 Feb 2020

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