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FORMER VICTORIA COFFEE PALACE

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22566
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Location

11 Pakenham St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1895

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
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 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. The place is of historic and social significance as a former Coffee Palace in the Old Port City of Fremantle.

Physical Description

Two storey building with rendered ashlar effect to the façade with zero setback from the pavement. There is a parapet with a decorative pediment featuring '1895 Victoria Coffee Palace' in stucco.

History

Originally a house, then a boarding house in 1890s, then the Victoria Coffee Palace from 1895 (on façade). Currently (2002), Backpackers Inn Freo-YHA Australia.

Other Keywords

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

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Other
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

06 May 2002

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Approved

Last Update

28 Feb 2020

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