Customs House (fmr)

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

00977

Location

4-8 Phillimore St Fremantle

Location Details

Cnr Cliff St ALSO PART OF 840 WEST END CONSERVATION AREA

Other Name(s)

Phillimore Chambers

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1907

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007
Commonwealth List YES
State Register Registered 23 Apr 1999 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
Restrictive Covenant YES
Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978
Classified by the National Trust Classified 28 Oct 1974

Statement of Significance

Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places.

Physical Description

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

History

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

Condition

Good/Fair

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
3475 Former Customs House Corner Cliff and Phillimore Streets Fremantle Prelininary Conservation Plan DRAFT Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1994
3426 Conservation Plan Customs House Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1998
5708 Customs House Fremantle : a case study of new behind the old. Report 1987

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Customs House\Bond Store
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Donnybrook Sandstone
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Intellectual activities, arts&craft
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Immigration, emigration & refugees
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Government policy
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

24 Feb 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.