High Street, 189, Fremantle WA 6160

DESCRIPTION

Heritage TitleCOMMERCIAL BUILDING, 189 HIGH STREETAddress189 High Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag^[1]Heritage Place No22747Location DescriptionStreet Number189Construction Commenced1920Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – BRICK: Common BrickWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesOCCUPATIONS: Commercial & service industriesStatement Of SignificanceThe place is a modest example of a commercial building dating from the first decades of the twentieth century and makes a contribution to the Fremantle Town Centre streetscape.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryHigh 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. Rate Book research was not conclusive in determining an accurate date of construction. Physical DescriptionTwo storey rendered stone building which has a parapeted roof fronting a zincalume hipped roof..AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Office or Administration BldgArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group

Biographies

Bishop, Arthur

Local Government Statutory Heritage Listings

Local Government Statutory Listing CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Statutory Listing TypeHeritage ListLocal Government Statutory Listing StatusYesLocal Government Statutory Listing Date28/09/2011

Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey

Local Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey CustodianCity of FremantleLocal Government Non-Statutory Local Heritage Survey Date28/09/2011Local Government Non-Statutory Listing Local Heritage Survey Management CategoryLevel 2

PARENT PLACE

Parent Place No22577

SuburbFremantleStreetHigh StreetCollectionHeritage Place Records

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