Commercial Building, 54 Henry Street

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

00893

Location

54 Henry St Fremantle

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Craig Mostyn Store

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1845

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 2

Statement of Significance

Façade contributes to the heritage streetscape of the area.

Physical Description

Single storey rendered façade with attached rendered and Colorbond building behind. The façade features a simple parapet and remnants of lettering appearing in the pediment. There is a central entrance with panelled doors and timber double hung sash windows.

History

The original land grant was made to William Keats. The Chauncey-Snell survey indicates a stone building being built in 1845. In 1856 the property was purchased by Henry Manning of Manning's Ship Agency. It remained in the Manning family until c1948, and was used as offices/factory/warehouse/store. A 1916 Metropolitan sewerage plan shows five brick buildings on site; sewered in 1915. A Council Health officer report described it as a three-roomed stone and brick bagstore in 1954. The building was converted to apartments c1993. Currently (2002), residential apartments.

Condition

Good.

Other Keywords

The Fremantle MHI management category for this place was amended and adopted by the decision of Council on 28/09/2011.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Warehouse
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Limestone

Creation Date

23 Sep 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

26 Feb 2020

Disclaimer

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