South Fremantle Post Office (fmr)

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

01045

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Location

174 Hampton Rd South Fremantle

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Martha Hampton Clinic

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007
State Register	Registered	13 May 2005	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
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.
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	06 May 1985			Heritage Council
Restrictive Covenant	YES				Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	25 Mar 1986			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic significance as a fine example of a former Post Office in the Federation Arts and Crafts style dating from the late nineteenth century. Historic significance as an example of the Public Works Department under the direction of Chief Architect George Temple Poole.

Physical Description

Two storey rendered building in the Federation Arts and Crafts style. Features timber framing to the first floor and a prominent terracotta tile (not original) steeply pitched gabled roof. The roof has five rendered chimneys with corbelling and a half timbered gable which projects and is supported by timber brackets. There are multi-mullions to the top half of the timber double hung sash windows and large arched window. Corner rendered steps rise from the pavement to the front entrance.

History

Hampton Road was originally called Prison Road. It derives its name from John Stephen Hampton (1810-1869), the Governor of WA from 1862-68. He was previously Comptroller of Convicts in Tasmania. His son, G. E. Hampton, was Acting Comptroller-General of the Fremantle Convict Establishment.
Formerly a government building, the Beaconsfield Post Office, designed in the Dept. of Public Works when George Temple Poole was Chief Architect, was reminiscent of a two storey English country cottage. The roof was originally shingled. The Post Office had quarters for the post master and his family. From 1904 the building was called the South Fremantle Post Office. It was sold to private owners in 1985 and is now a health clinic.
This place was included on the list of heritage places in the City of Fremantle identified by the Fremantle Society in 1979/80. It was also included in the "Heritage Study South Fremantle", prepared by John Taylor Architects, for the City of Fremantle, June 1993

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
George Temple Poole	Architect	1896	-

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Two storey residence
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Wall	RENDER	Smooth
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 Feb 2020

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