High Street, 1-7/93-95, Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleCOMMERCIAL BUILDING, 93-95 HIGH STREETAddress1-7/93-95 High Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No3472Other NamesBill W House, Bank of Australasia,Fremantle Chest Clinic, Economic StoresFremantle Chest Clinic, Economic StoresConstruction Commenced1890Construction MaterialWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickRoof – TILE: Terracotta TileFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesOCCUPATIONS: Commercial & service industriesSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Government & politicsStatement Of SignificanceA fine example of a building in the Inter-War Functionalist style that remains substantially intact when viewed from the street.ArchaeologyConditionFair.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. In 1900 the Economic Stores had premises here which were bought in 1933/4 by the Bank of Australasia. The current building was constructed by F H Rennie and completed in 1938. The building consisted of banking chambers, strongrooms, and a shop (No. 95). A manager's residence occupied the first floor. In 1952 the state Government bought lot 419 and the banking chamber became a radiological clinic, serving this purpose for the next 32 years. Tenants used the rest of the building. In 1984 the building was let to Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1994 the building was vacated. In 2002, Rah clothing and High St Blues, retail outlets. Currently (2013), ‘Remedy’ and ‘LA Clothing’ retail outlets. Physical DescriptionTwo storey rendered masonry building with projecting bay to the centre, unadorned parapet and pediment. The ground floor has two doors with multi paned transom windows sided by two shop glass and timber shop fronts, the awning shapes to frame the centre entrances. The first floor has seven multi paned windows and rendered banding cornices. The building has rendered motifs typical of the Inter-War Functionalist style.AssociationF H RenniePlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: BankOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: Shopping ComplexPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Shop\Retail Store {single}Present Use – COMMERCIAL: WarehouseIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupState RegisteredYes
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 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
PARENT PLACE
Parent Place No22576
RELATED
High Street, 1-7/93-95, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 03/06/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28355