Henry Street, 2, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleSeppelts Building FacadeAddress2 Henry Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage EntryYesHeritage Place No969Location DescriptionActually Building at 5 Pakenham St Also part of 840 West End Conservation Area.Street Number2Other NamesACTA BuildingConstruction Commenced1893Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesOCCUPATIONS: Commercial & service industriesSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Community services & utilitiesStatement Of SignificanceThe place is of historic significance as an example of a commercial building in the Old Port City of Fremantle dating from the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The façade is an important visual element in the Pakenham Street Streetscape.ArchaeologyConditionGood.HistoryRates records indicate that Lot 99 was owned by Mr John Gallop in 1880. He was a fruiterer, who had a dwelling on the lot. Although it is not known when this was built, it could probably be either the original dwelling, with modifications, or perhaps a dwelling built in the 1860s-70s period. However, his status changed to that of clerk in 1887, and Gallop added a warehouse, indicated in the rates books in 1893, and was the owner until 1898. From 1897, Post Office Directories list Tolley & Co., Wine & Spirit, Shipping and General Merchants & Importers, who also occupied 1 Pakenham Street. The building at No. 5 was a single storey one designed to accommodate numerous clerical staff, as well as having a sample room and store room, and below ground a cellar. At the rear of the building was the stables. Between 1901-06 another floor was added and extensions to the north were carried out by providing an enclosed laneway to the rear of the premises. This development is clearly illustrated in a 1905 photograph. The Tolley Company's head office remained at No. 5 Pakenham Street until 1911. In a photograph from this time, the view from the Town Hall sees the facades of Lots 99, 100 & 101 clearly rebuilt, with reasonably new cgi roofs. In 1912, the site was bought by W.A. Trustee Executor and Agency Company Limited, to establish another Wine Company, Seppelts & Sons Ltd, who used the existing offices, warehouse and cellar. Seppelts used the building at ground floor level for office purposes only. The large storage space behind the back door dividing the first floor area in half, along with the warehouse section on the first floor and the basement, had not been used since Seppelts bought No. 7 Pakenham Street specifically for this purpose. This site was purchased by Interstruct in 1984 and there is a new development behind the façade of Nos. 5, 7 & 9 Pakenham St. Currently (2002), only the façade of the building remains. It houses Centrelink & Offices. Physical DescriptionTwo level (half basement ground floor) rendered façade only intact, with a zero setback from the pavement. Façade features: balustraded parapet with a pediment, engaged pilasters, centre arched entrance and stucco arched architraves over the sash windows. There is a large face brick office complex behind, extending from nos. 5, 7 & 9 Pakenham Street.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: Office or Administration BldgOther Use – COMMERCIAL: WarehousePresent Use – COMMERCIAL: WarehouseArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupState Registered1
World / National Statutory Heritage Listing
World / National Statutory Listing Custodian DCCEEWWorld / National Statutory Listing TypeCommonwealth ListWorld / National Statutory Listing GradingINELIGIBLE PLACEWorld / National Statutory Listing Date 1985
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations CustodianHeritage CouncilHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations TypeRHP - To be assessedHeritage Council Decisions and Deliberations Date10/10/2003
Statutory Heritage Areas
Statutory Heritage Area CustodianHeritage Council of WAStatutory Heritage Area West End Heritage AreaHeritage Area StatusState RegisteredHeritage Area InHerit Number25225Statutory Heritage Area Date18/07/2017
Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings
Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date8/03/2007
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey
Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date18/09/2000Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 1B
Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys
Non-statutory Listings CustodianDCCEEWNon-statutory Listings TypeRegister of the National EstateNon-statutory Listings GradingRegisteredNon-statutory Listings Date21/03/1978
Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys
Non-statutory Listings CustodianNational Trust of Australia (WA)Non-statutory Listings TypeList of Classified PlacesNon-statutory Listings GradingClassifiedNon-statutory Listings Date28/10/1974
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22576
RELATED
Henry Street, 2, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 18/03/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28202