Dock Building

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

04221

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Location

13-15 Phillimore St Fremantle

Location Details

ALSO PART OF 840 WEST END CONSERVATION AREA

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	28 Sep 2011

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	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 fine example of a Federation Free Classical style building, with elaborate stucco decoration above the ground floor level, that makes a significant contribution to the streetscape.The place is of historic significance as an example of a commercial building in the Old Port City of Fremantle dating from the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Physical Description

Two storey painted brick and parapeted building, which has a zero setback from the street. The parapet has low pier balustrading and a decorative pediment where 'Dock Building' appears in stucco. The ground floor façade features a central arched entrance with decorative stucco over two doors (numbers 13 and 15). There are stucco architraves above the slightly arched fanlight windows and engaged pilasters to both floors.

History

Built c1900 as Dock Buildings, occupied by various companies.
Currently (2002) commercial use (AGS World Transport).

Condition

Good.

Other Keywords

This place was adopted onto the Fremantle MHI and the Heritage List by the decision of Council on 28/09/2011.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
1015	Interiors project	Report	1992
7902	Fremantle walks.	Book	2006

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Other
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Free Classical
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Wall	BRICK	Face Brick
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

29 Nov 1995

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Approved

Last Update

28 Feb 2020

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