P & O Building

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00981

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Location

17 Phillimore St Fremantle

Location Details

MI states 19 ALSO PART OF 840 WEST END CONSERVATION AREA

Other Name(s)

Australian Union Steamships Navigation
Company Building

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007		City of Fremantle
State Register	Registered	09 May 1997	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	01 Apr 1974			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Sep 2000	Level 1A	Level 1A The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle. This place is entered onto the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places. All development applications must be referred to the Heritage Council for approval.	City of Fremantle

Statement of Significance

The building's character and scale are off importance within the Phillimore St precinct and the building is a significant element of Fremantle's West End.

Physical Description

Stone & Stucco office premises - with arcaded section. Integral part of Phillimore St Precinct.
The building is two storeyed and constructed of stone. It has a recessed colonnade arcade with balustrading on the upper level and a recessed colonnade entrance porch on the ground level. It has horizontal shadow lines on ground floor and there is a balustrade parapet with a central stuccoed triangular pediment.

History

Assessment 1974

Construction: 1903
Architect/designer: C. Lancelot Oldham
Builder: S.B. Alexander

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7902	Fremantle walks.	Book	2006

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Tertiary Institution

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Wall	BRICK	Face Brick
Wall	STONE	Local Stone
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Wall	STONE	Granite

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	River & sea transport

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

07 Aug 2023

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