Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
7 Pakenham St Fremantle
Associated with 969 Seppelts Building Facade. Also part of 840 West End Conservation Area.
Strelitz Bros; Vacume Oil Company
Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1908
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 1B | |
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 28 Oct 1974 | ||
The place is of historic significance as an example of a commercial building in the Old Port City of Fremantle dating from the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The façade is an important visual element in the Pakenham Street streetscape.
Two level painted brick and façade only intact with zero setback from the pavement. Façade features a parapet with a decorative pediment, stucco decorative skirts under the stucco arched architraves over the windows, and ashlar effect pilasters on the ground floor. There is a large face brick office complex behind, extending from nos. 5, 7 & 9 Pakenham Street.
In 1880, Lot 100 was owned by Mrs McCann, a widow, who owned a house on the lot. She probably put on additions and used it as a boarding house in 1882. Mrs McCann sold the boarding house to Fay Lawrence in 1887, who continued to use the premises until 1904. In 1904, the property was bought by the Strelitz brothers, who did not develop the lot until 1908, when they built a two-storey office and used the rest of the lot for warehouse purposes, for their newly created Vacume Oil Company. In 1908, the Brothers bought lots 75 & 76 Henry Street to further expand their warehouse premises, which now ran the full depth between Pakenham and Henry streets. The Vacume Oil Company was bought out by Patterson & Co., food manufacturers, in 1916 and subsequently sold in 1950 to Elders Smith & Co. In 1968, Seppelts bought No. 7 Pakenham Street and used it as their warehouse for the storage of wines and spirits. This site was purchased by Interstruct in 1984 and there is a new development behind the façade of Nos. 5, 7 & 9 Pakenham St. Currently (2002), only the façade of the building remains.
Good.
The Fremantle MHI management category for this place was amended and adopted by the decision of Council on 28/09/2011.
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9060 | Commonwealth Offices & Customs House heritage facades. Henry, Phillimore and Pakenham Streets Fremantle, Western Australia. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1996 |
| 3130 | Conservation Report: Commonwealth Offices and Custom House Heritage Facades | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1996 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Warehouse |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Warehouse |
| Other Use | COMMERCIAL | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Free Classical |
| Federation Warehouse |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | RENDER | Smooth |
| Wall | BRICK | Painted Brick |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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