Wray Avenue, 16-18, Fremantle WA 6160

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Heritage TitleCOMMERCIAL BUILDING, 16-18 WRAY AVENUEAddress16-18 Wray Avenue FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag^[1]Heritage Place No22322Location DescriptionStreet Number16-18Construction Commenced1897Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Corrugated IronWall – RENDER: SmoothWall – STONE: LimestoneFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesDEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY: Land allocation & subdivisionStatement Of SignificanceCommercial Building, 16-18 Wray Avenue, is a double storey, rendered masonry, brick, limestone and iron commercial terraced pair dating from 1897. The place has aesthetic value for its contribution to the streetscape and the surrounding area. It is representative of commercial buildings in the Fremantle area. The place is an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture.ArchaeologyConditionCondition assessed as good (assessed from streetscape survey only).HistoryWray Avenue was originally Hampton Street. The named was changed to avoid confusion with the intersecting Hampton Road. It became Alexander Road, after Laurence Alexander, Mayor 1901-1902, and a representative of Falk & Co. The street name was again changed to avoid confusion with Alexandra Road in East Fremantle, and became Wray Avenue in 1923. It was named for William E Wray, at one time with the Education Dept as Truant Inspector, and a resident of the street. He was on the Fremantle Tramways Board and Mayor of Fremantle, 1914-1918. This duplex was formerly numbered 18/20 Wray Avenue; renumbering occurred in 1934/35. This half of the duplex was formerly 18 Wray Avenue. This building was constructed in 1897 for Frederick Simpson who was a pioneer fruit importer. One of the first occupants was S Ah Cheong, a shopkeeper. The property remained the property of the Simpson family until the early 1950s. Later owners were Gertie Beckman; Athanase and Anastasia Athanassiou; and Jovo Medin and Slavka Medin. The 1908 sewerage plan of this site shows that this brick building is a duplex in which the two halves are mirror images of each other. There are large verandahs at the front and a timber addition at the rear. In the back yard are brick closets for each duplex half. In 1956 alterations and additions were made to the place for the owner Mr G. Christo. These alterations consisted of new laundry and bathrooms at the rear of the building and the repositioning of the steps providing access to the first floor. A photograph of the place in 1979 shows the two storey building is substantially intact in its original form. The first floor is rendered and the ground floor is painted render. This place was identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80 as being of cultural heritage significance. (Coded: Purple: "Of architectural and historic significance in its own right.”) Physical DescriptionCommercial Building, 16-18 Wray Avenue is a double storey, rendered masonry, brick, limestone and iron commercial terraced pair with a symmetrical facade designed as an example of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture. The walls are rendered masonry with a decorative rendered masonry parapet wall with central gable form. There is no verandah. The front elevation has large shop front windows to the ground floor and double hung sash windows with a triangular top to the upper floor. There is a brick chimney with brick corbels. Internally the building is now one shop, not two.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityMedium degree of integrity (original intent clear, current use compatible, high long term sustainability). Medium degree of authenticity with much original fabric remaining and some alterations. (These statements based on street survey only). Place TypeIndividual Building or Group

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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

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