Wilhelmsen House

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00854

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Location

11 Cliff St Fremantle

Location Details

Cnr Phillimore St ALSO PART OF 840 WEST END CONSERVATION AREA

Other Name(s)

Barwil House, Dalgety & Co
Elder Building

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage Agreement	YES	23 Mar 2016	Text of the Heritage Agreement	Heritage Council
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007		City of Fremantle
State Register	Registered	23 Jun 2000	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Survey of 20th Ctry Architecture	Completed	01 Mar 1988			Heritage Council
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

Built around the tur of the century this building exemplifies the opulence of the architecture from the gold rush boom period.

Physical Description

A two story office building. Ground floor is of undressed stone while upper floor has a smooth rendered finish. large arched windows are in blocks of twos and threes and have elaborate window bullions. The main entry to the building is accentuated by elaborate mouldings and dressed stones over the arched doorway. Also at the corner is an attractive shingled ogee turret with ionic columns to pilasters and flase balustrading to window bases. Roof variations have produced massive gables/pediments to the street frontage

History

Assessment 1974
Construction 1900

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Other Use	OTHER	Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	RENDER	Roughcast
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Depression & boom

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

29 May 2023

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