Heritage TitleCALEDONIAN HALL (FMR), 13 JAMES STREETAddress2/13 James Street FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No21022Construction Commenced1903Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: ZincalumeWall – RENDER: SmoothFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: SettlementsSOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Cultural activitiesStatement Of SignificanceThe place has aesthetic, historic and social significance as a place for the Scottish community of the area, and as a former recreational building in the centre of Fremantle. The place is a minor landmark in the area.ArchaeologyConditionHistoryThe Caledonian Hall at 13 James Street was built in 1903/04 for Donald McDonald Mckay, F McDonald and John Hector. It was designed by F W Burwell and was opened May 30th 1903. The hall was built for the scottish group, the Fremantle Caledonian Society which were founded in 1888. The place changed hands in the late 1930s and later became C. J. Tree Panel Beaters at the ground floor and billiard rooms on the first floor. Physical DescriptionTwo storey rendered and zincalume hipped roofed corner building. There is a circular turret which extends above the roof height.AssociationF. W. BurwellJ. BrownliePlace UseOriginal Use – SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL: OtherOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – OTHER: OtherIntegrity/AuthenticityPlace TypeIndividual Building or Group
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 2
James Street, 2/13, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 08/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/28990
