High Street, 82, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleCommonwealth Bank (fmr)Address82 High Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No923Street Number82Other NamesHospital Benefit Fund of WAConstruction Commenced1934Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesOCCUPATIONS: Commercial & service industriesStatement Of SignificanceThis place has historic significance as a former bank in the Old Port City of Fremantle dating from the inter-war period. The place has aesthetic significance as an unusual example of a building in the Inter War Free Classical style with monumentally proportioned columns.HistoryHigh Street was named by Surveyor General Roe - as was customary in English towns, the main street of the town was named High Street. Eastward from William Street the roadway was completed by convict labour after the Town Hall was built in 1887. High Street around the Town Hall closed to traffic in 1966. The High Street Mall was trialled in November 1973 and made a permanent pedestrian mall in 1975. Prior to this building on the site was Bousfields Menswear (c1905). This building was built for the Commonwealth Bank in 1934. Alterations were done in 1967-68 by Forbes & Fitzhardinge for ANZ Bank. The place was taken over by the Hospital Benefit Fund in 1977. From c 2002 to c2006 it was Indigenart - The Mossenson Gallery. Currently (2013) it is the New Edition Bookclub and café. Physical DescriptionTwo story rendered building, façade has probably been largely altered. The façade has four tall Corinthian columns sided by two arched windows that form a porch area, three doorways with central main entrance and windows exit behind.Place UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: BankPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Insurance BuildingPlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupState RegisteredYes
State Statutory Heritage Listing
State Statutory Listing CustodianHeritage Council of WAState Statutory Listing TypeState Register of Heritage PlacesState Statutory Listing GradingRegistered
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 Date14/10/2000Local 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 CustodianHeritage Council of WANon-statutory Listings TypeArt Deco Significant Building SurveyNon-statutory Listings GradingIncludedNon-statutory Listings Date30/06/1994
Non-Statutory Listings and Surveys
Non-statutory Listings CustodianHeritage Council of WANon-statutory Listings TypeStatewide Bank Survey Non-statutory Listings GradingIncludedNon-statutory Listings Date01/11/1997
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
RELATED
High Street, 82, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 13/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28350