John Curtin College of the Arts

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

15744

Location

Ellen St Fremantle

Location Details

bounded by: Ord, East & Vale Sts comprises: Manual Arts, Classrooms, Canteen, Science Block, Library, Performing Arts & Oval

Other Name(s)

Bushy Hill
John Curtin Senior High School

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1943, Constructed from 1987

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007
Heritage Area YES 08 Mar 2007
State Register Registered 23 Nov 2001 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 1A

Statement of Significance

Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.

Physical Description

Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation. The site is bounded by Finnerty/Vale Streets and Ellen Streets to the north and south, and by East and Ord Streets to the east and west.

History

Refer to Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7102 Metropolitan High Schools of the 1950s and 1960s : thematic study. Heritage Study {Other} 2004
6800 John Curtin Senior High School : heritage assessment (draft). Heritage Study {Other} 1998

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use MILITARY Fort or Gun Emplacement
Other Use MONUMENT\CEMETERY Cemetery
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Secondary School
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Special School
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Secondary School

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Functionalist
Post-War International

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Limestone
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Wall CONCRETE Reinforced Concrete
Roof METAL Other Metal

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

14 Sep 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

25 Jun 2021

Disclaimer

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