Reference numberE000270DescriptionDesigned by Jewell and built by convict labour the Lunatic Asylum was originally one result of the Convict System, although free patients were kept there also. The Convict surgeon was responsible for their health and the nursing was done mainly by ex-warders and by some inmates. The building was later extended. These additions were designed by George Temple Poole and built by Robert and Arthur Bunning. This addition accommodated mainly elderly indigent women. During the Second World War it became a headquarters of the US forces stationed in Fremantle and later again was used as an annex to the Technical College. In the 1970s the building was carefully restored and now houses the Fremantle Arts Centre and a branch of the WA Museum. Some sources suggest that the building was originally designed by Col Henderson.Date1985PhotographerWatkins, SkipPhotograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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