Fremantle Railway Station

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00974

Location

Phillimore St Fremantle

Location Details

ALSO PART OF 840 WEST END CONSERVATION AREA

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007
State Register	Registered	21 Sep 2001	HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management
Type	Status	Date	Category
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Sep 2000	Level 1A
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978
Statewide Railway Heritage Surve	Completed	01 Mar 1994
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	01 Apr 1974

Statement of Significance

The building contributes significantly to the townscape of Fremantle and is of historical importance.

Physical Description

The building is single storeyed and constructed of Donnybrook stone and brick. There are stuccoed pilasters and horizontal shadow lines. The parapet has small towers and black swans featured over the main arched entrance hall. The windows and entrance have been elaborately stuccoed. Domed interior - black & white tiled foyer.

History

Assessment 1974 Construction: 1906 Architect/designer: Dartnell Builder: S.B.Alexander

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
11463	A callboy's calling on the WAGR	Journal article	2016
6043	Phillimore Street footbridge, Fremantle : archival record.	Report	2002
7467	Fremantle : beyond the Round House.	Book	2005
9716	Electricity generation, transmission and distribution in Western Australia: representation on the register of heritage places.	Brochure	2007
5711	Fremantle Railway Station + Bus Interchange : Westrail feasibility study.	Report	2000
4041	Fremantle Railway Station Conservation Plan	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1999
5281	Heritage report : Phillimore Street footbridge / prepared for WAGR Commission by Heritage and Conservation Professionals.	Heritage Study {Other}	2002

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Other
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Railway Station
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Railway Station

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick
Wall	STONE	Donnybrook Sandstone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Depression & boom
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

07 Aug 2023

Disclaimer

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