FORMER DALGETY'S BOND STORE, 2 HIGH SREET

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

22535

Location

2 High St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

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Category
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Statement of Significance

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 place is a fine, substantially intact, example of a Federation Warehouse style building that makes a significant contribution to the streetscape. The place is an example of a former warehouse building, adapted to residential use in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries in Fremantle.

Physical Description

A two storey building with a largely original façade internally adapted to apartments. The façade has rendered ashlar effect to the ground floor, three prominent archways with large multi paned timber windows. The central entrance has panelled doors and a drive through entrance on the east of the facade. The first floor features Flemish bond face brickwork with stucco decorative arches over the three large multi paned windows and a simple bracketed entablature.

History

Built c1910 as Dalgety's Bond and Free Stores, adjacent to the Union Bank. Recent (c2000) redevelopment by Architect Ralph Hoare. Currently (2002), residential flats/apartment block and commercial shop.

Condition

Good.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
MI not adopted - Assess in more detail at DAThe preliminary investigation indicates that this place is potentially of heritage value. It is recommended that a proper assessment of its heritage significance and the conservation policy statement be prepared when a proposal to red

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Warehouse
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Flats\Apartment Block

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Warehouse

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Face Brick
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Roof METAL Other Metal

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

06 Mar 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

26 Feb 2020

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.