Wray Avenue, 116, Fremantle WA 6160
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Heritage TitleCommercial Building, 116 Wray AvenueAddress116 Wray Avenue FREMANTLE WA 6160Geo tag[1] Heritage Place No22361Location DescriptionStreet Number116Other NamesLIMESTONE FEATURE(S), 116 WRAY AVENUEConstruction Commenced1933Construction MaterialFormer W.A. Heritage ThemesStatement Of Significance116 Wray Avenue has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: - constructed c1933, has aesthetic and historic significance as a substantial example of a corner shop/ commercial building - for the contribution that it makes to an important street intersection; and - The place contributes significantly to the surrounding streetscapeArchaeologyConditionFair - assessed from street onlyHistoryWray 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. A brick and stone two storey shop was built on this site in 1933 for Mr E. R. Sander. The shop was built by Mr Melrose of Bicton for £1500. The two storey shop remains today. Limestone walls and outcrops were identified on this site in the ‘Heritage Report on: 19th Century limestone walls and steps in Fremantle’ prepared by Silvana Grassadonia, for the City of Fremantle, 1986. The report includes photos of these features (60, 61 & 62). Historic aerial photographs suggest that these features were demolished in the early 2000s. The place was included on the Fremantle Municipal Heritage Inventory when it was first adopted in 18 September 2000 and the Heritage List on 8 March 2007. On 23 February 2022 Council resolved to change the management category in the Local Heritage Survey from Limestone Features to Level 3.Physical Description116 Wray Avenue is a rendered masonry and iron two storey building located on the corner of Wray Avenue and Hampton Road. The building has a truncated corner, zero street setback, traditional vertically proportioned windows and a timber framed shop front. The rear of the site has been converted into a carpark with ramped access from Hampton Road and there is no remaining evidence of the limestone outcrops and walls identified in the 1986 heritage report.AssociationPlace UseOriginal Use – OTHER: OtherOther Use – OTHER: OtherPresent Use – OTHER: OtherArchitectural StylesIntegrity/AuthenticityModerate - there have been some modification to upper level windows.Place 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 3
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Wray Avenue, 116, Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 30/04/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/31754