UNION STORES BUILDING (FMR), 41-47 HIGH STREET

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00915

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Location

41-47 High St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007		City of Fremantle
State Register	Registered	09 Nov 1993	Register Entry	Heritage Council

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	18 Sep 2000	Level 1A	Level 1A The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle. This place is entered onto the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places. All development applications must be referred to the Heritage Council for approval.	City of Fremantle
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	28 Oct 1974			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Unique shell decoration is deserving of retention and its presence is essential to maintain the scale and character of high street

Physical Description

A two storey brick and stone commercial building with distinctive fenestration and ornate shell patterns on the pediments. The building is one of the few that have the original shop windows including the stained glass. Iron lace verandah has been removed.
The building is two storeyed and constructed of brick and stone. The upper floor has rectangular and arched windows between stuccoed pilasters and a decorative cornice. Above the parapet are triangular and arched pediments that have a unique shell decoration.

History

Assessment 1984
Construction 1903

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
3309	Union Stores Fremantle - History of Development and Uses	Loose-leaf	1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Other
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Shopping Complex

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	RENDER	Smooth
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Other	GLASS	Glass

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Depression & boom
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Last Update

13 Nov 2023

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