Reference numberLH001284BDescriptionConvict built from 1861 to 1865, the north west section of the building was designed by Lieutenant Colonel E Y W Henderson as the lunatic asylum for the colony. Sections designed by George Temple Poole, the Government Architect, were added from 1886 to 1894. From 1909 to 1942, the building was used as an old women's home, and in 1942 to 1945 as headquarters for the United States Forces stationed in Fremantle. Restoration took place from 1970 to 1972.Date1974Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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Fremantle Museum and Arts Centre (1974). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 23/01/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/16563
