Bank of Adelaide (fmr), 60-64 High Street Fremantle WA 6160
DESCRIPTION
Heritage TitleBank of Adelaide (fmr)Address60-64 High St Fremantle WA 6160Heritage Place No918Location DescriptionConstruction Commenced1910Construction MaterialRoof – METAL: Other MetalWall – BRICK: Common BrickWall – BRICK: Rendered BrickStatement Of SignificanceThe place is historically significant as a former bank representing the development of Fremantle’s Old Port City as a centre of commerce and trade from the gold boom period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The place is significant because, when viewed from the street, it is a substantially intact example of a commercial building which contributes to the very significant Old Port City of Fremantle. The place is of social significance as evidenced by its classification by the National Trust.ConditionFair.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. Built c1910. Third and fourth storey addition proposed 1984; initially rejected by Council, however later approved, as seen in photographs dated 2002. In 2011 the owner D Monk advised that the interior had been gutted and rebuilt for the America's Cup. Currently (2013), various retail outlets on ground floor. Physical DescriptionOriginal two storey rendered corner building with two storey Colorbond additions above. The original building has a crenelated cornice on the parapet and a truncated corner with ashlar effect. The ground floor has timber six paned windows in the top half, and engaged ashlar effect pilasters. The first floor has sash windows with decorative stucco architraves. No 60 & 62 are similar to the adjoining right-sided structure of the Buffalo Club and have awnings that are probably not original.Place UseOriginal Use – COMMERCIAL: BankPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: Office or Administration BldgPresent Use – COMMERCIAL: OtherPlace TypeIndividual Building or GroupHistoric ThemeOCCUPATIONS - Commercial & service industriesState 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
Non-statutory Listings CustodianNational Trust of Australia (WA)Non-statutory Listings TypeHeritage CouncilNon-statutory Listings GradingRegister of the National EstateNon-statutory Listings Date21/10/1980
Bank of Adelaide (fmr), 60-64 High Street Fremantle WA 6160. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 04/08/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/52210
