Museum and Arts Centre, Fremantle
Author
Heritage Council
Place Number
00875
Location
1-21 Finnerty St Fremantle
Location Details
The place is currently known as Fremantle Arts Centre.
Other Name(s)
Asylum for the Criminally Insane
Lunatic Asylum & Old Women's Home
Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
Construction Date
Constructed from 1861 to 1886
Demolition Year
N/A
Statutory Heritage Listings
| Type
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Status
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Date
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Documents
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Heritage Area
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YES
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08 Mar 2007
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Heritage List
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YES
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08 Mar 2007
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State Register
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Registered
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16 Nov 1993
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HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type |
Status |
Date |
Documents |
| (no listings) |
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type |
Status |
Date |
Grading/Management |
| Category |
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Classified by the National Trust
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Classified
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11 Jun 1973
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Register of the National Estate
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Permanent
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21 Mar 1978
|
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Municipal Inventory
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Adopted
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18 Sep 2000
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Level 1A
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Associations
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Name
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Type
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Year From
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Year To
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George Temple Poole, ne wing, facing Finnerty Street (1886) & southern wings (1890 and 1894).
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Architect
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-
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-
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Jewell
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Architect
|
-
|
-
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Captain Henderson
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Architect
|
-
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-
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George Temple Poole
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Architect
|
-
|
-
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State Heritage Office library entries
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Library Id
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Title
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Medium
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Year Of Publication
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5767
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A report on the restoration of the Fremantle Museum and Art Centre.
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Report
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1987
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7659
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Fremantle museum and arts centre conservation plan.
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Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}
|
2001
|
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11561
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Building the Fremantle convict establishment - Henderson and Coy
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Heritage Study {Other}
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2011
|
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6426
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A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft).
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Heritage Study {Other}
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1997
|
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9629
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Fremantle museum and arts centre conservation plan: DRAFT 30/6/99.
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Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}
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1999
|
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12206
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The making of Fremantle Museum
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|
|
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11859
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Fremantle Arts Centre Finnerty Street, Fremantle
|
Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}
|
2020
|
|
3024
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Historical traces.
|
Serial
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1997
|
|
7467
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Fremantle : beyond the Round House.
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Book
|
2005
|
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11358
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Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry
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Book
|
2015
|
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11815
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Henderson & Coy : Royal Engineers & the Convict Establishment Fremantle Western Australia 1850 - 1872
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Book
|
2017
|
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Uses
|
Epoch
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General
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Specific
|
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Other Use
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MILITARY
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Other
|
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Original Use
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RESIDENTIAL
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Institutional Housing
|
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Original Use
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RESIDENTIAL
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Single storey residence
|
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Original Use
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HEALTH
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Asylum
|
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Present Use
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EDUCATIONAL
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Technical School
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Other Use
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MILITARY
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Office or Administration Bldg
|
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Present Use
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EDUCATIONAL
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Museum
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Architectural Styles
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Style
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Victorian Georgian
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Victorian Tudor
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Old Colonial Gothick Picturesque
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Construction Materials
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Type
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General
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Specific
|
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Wall
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RENDER
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Smooth
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Roof
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TILE
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Terracotta Tile
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Wall
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STONE
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Limestone
|
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Roof
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TIMBER
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Shingle
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Historic Themes
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General
|
Specific
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OUTSIDE INFLUENCES
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World Wars & other wars
|
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY
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Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES
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Institutions
|
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY
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Settlements
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Creation Date
30 May 1989
Publish place record online (inHerit):
Approved
Last Update
31 Dec 2016
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