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COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 12 HIGH STREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

04203
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Location

12 High St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

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 28 Sep 2011 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 a modest example of a commercial building dating from the first decades of the twentieth century that forms part of a group of similar places and makes a contribution to the streetscape of the Old Port City of Fremantle. 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. This place is significant as an example of restrained free classical architecture.

Physical Description

Two storey rendered building with a zero setback from the pavement and an adjoining single level entrance; the entrance and the large main window are arched, stucco architraved and flanked by columns. There is low pier balustrading engaged above the ground floor cornice and on the parapet, which has a simple pediment. The central window on the first floor has solid mullions, narrower timber windows sit either side the central windows.

History

High Street was named by Surveyor General Roe - as was customary in English towns, the main street of the town was named High Street. Eastward from William Street the roadway was completed by convict labour after the Town Hall was built in 1887. High Street around the Town Hall closed to traffic in 1966. The High Street Mall was trialled in November 1973 and made a permanent pedestrian mall in 1975.
The earliest rates records indicate an office in 1897 occupied by R G Webb, land agent. It was various shops and offices including a tea rooms in the basement in early 1900s.
From 1984 the building was occupied by Fremantle Dept Health and Quarantine, whose earlier premises a couple of door away was taken over by the Federal America's Cup Office.
Currently (2002), various commercial uses.

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Fremantle Local History Collection Files, (filed by address) Council Records Fremantle Local History Collection
Newspaper Article Fremantle Gazette 3/7/1984

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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 Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use COMMERCIAL Office or Administration Bldg

Creation Date

26 Jul 2002

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Approved

Last Update

26 Feb 2020

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