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COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 32 MARINE TERRACE

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

20519
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Location

32 Marine Tce Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1996, Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

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 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.

Statement of Significance

The place is historically significant as a former bank representing the development of Fremantle’s Old Port City as a centre of commerce and trade from the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place is significant because, when viewed from the street, it is a substantially intact example of a commercial building which contributes to the very significant Old Port City of Fremantle.

Physical Description

Single storey building, face brick and zincalume hipped and small gable roof, fronted by a low pilastered parapet. There is a tall brick chimney with corbelling. The building has a diagonal setback from the pavement and low front steps. Rendered pilasters with ashlar effect, flank the stucco arched entrances of the building, the doors have fanlights. The façade also features stucco string course and arch over the windows and rendered bands to the cornices.

History

Fmr Government Savings Bank. Marine Terrace was realigned in 1903. The building was later owned by the Fisheries Dept. It was restored in 1996 and used for commercial purposes, selling Broome pearls as Kailis Bros' Artisans of the Sea Pty Ltd. This place received a Conservation Incentives Award.
Currently (2013) 'Kailis Australia Pearls.'

Condition

Condition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
2819 Fremantle Local History Collection Files, (filed by address) Council Records

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The Fremantle MHI management category for this place was amended and adopted by the decision of Council on 28/09/2011.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Bank
Other Use OTHER Other
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Wall RENDER Smooth
Roof METAL Zincalume

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

20 Jul 2011

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Approved

Last Update

04 Jun 2021

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