Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
1-21 Finnerty St Fremantle
The place is currently known as Fremantle Arts Centre.
Asylum for the Criminally Insane
Lunatic Asylum & Old Women's Home
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1861
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Area | YES | 08 Mar 2007 | |
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 | |
| State Register | Registered | 16 Nov 1993 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 11 Jun 1973 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 1A | |
Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places.
Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.
Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation. Designed by Jewell and built by convict labour the Lunatic Asylum was originally one result of the Convict System, although free patients were kept there also. The Convict surgeon was responsible for their health and the nursing was done mainly by ex-warders and by some inmates. The building was later extended. These additions were designed by George Temple Poole and built by Robert and Arthur Bunning. This addition accommodated mainly elderly indigent women. During the Second World War it became a headquarters of the US forces stationed in Fremantle and later again was used as an annex to the Technical College. In the 1970s the building was carefully restored and now houses the Fremantle Arts Centre and a branch of the WA Museum. Some sources suggest that the building was originally designed by Col Henderson. This place was included on the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80. This place received a Fremantle Award in 1980.
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Temple Poole | Architect | - | - |
| Jewell | Architect | - | - |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5767 | A report on the restoration of the Fremantle Museum and Art Centre. | Report | 1987 |
| 7659 | Fremantle museum and arts centre conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2001 |
| 11561 | Building the Fremantle convict establishment - Henderson and Coy | Heritage Study {Other} | 2011 |
| 6426 | A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). | Heritage Study {Other} | 1997 |
| 9629 | Fremantle museum and arts centre conservation plan: DRAFT 30/6/99. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
| 11859 | Fremantle Arts Centre Finnerty Street, Fremantle | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2020 |
| 3024 | Historical traces. | Serial | 1997 |
| 7467 | Fremantle : beyond the Round House. | Book | 2005 |
| 11358 | Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry | Book | 2015 |
| 11815 | Henderson & Coy : Royal Engineers & the Convict Establishment Fremantle Western Australia 1850 - 1872 | Book | 2017 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other Use | MILITARY | Other |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Institutional Housing |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Original Use | HEALTH | Asylum |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Technical School |
| Other Use | MILITARY | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
| Victorian Tudor |
| Old Colonial Gothick Picturesque |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | RENDER | Smooth |
| Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| Roof | TIMBER | Shingle |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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