Local Government
Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
1-21 Finnerty St Fremantle
The place is currently known as Fremantle Arts Centre.
Asylum for the Criminally Insane
Lunatic Asylum & Old Women's Home
Fremantle
Metropolitan
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Area | YES | 08 Mar 2007 | |
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2007 | |
| State Register | Registered | 16 Nov 1993 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 11 Jun 1973 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 21 Mar 1978 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Sep 2000 | Level 1A | |
Of historic interest in relation to early social and political life. Architecturally it is an outstanding example of Colonial Gothic style.
Built of local limestone by convict labour. High pitched roofs of she-oak shingles, Dutch gables and finely wrought gothic arches. Walled terrace. Built as an asylum for the insane, later used as an Old Women’s Home, a headquarters of the US Forces in World War II and an annexe of Fremantle Technical School, one of the cells being still in original condition.
Assessment 1973 Date constructions: commenced 1861 na dcompleted 1865. Altrations from about 1870 - 1900 Architect Original Building: Col E.Y.W. Henderson BN. From 1886: George Temple Poole
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5767 | A report on the restoration of the Fremantle Museum and Art Centre. | Report | 1987 |
| 7659 | Fremantle museum and arts centre conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2001 |
| 11561 | Building the Fremantle convict establishment - Henderson and Coy | Heritage Study {Other} | 2011 |
| 6426 | A preliminary study of convict sites in Western Australia (draft). | Heritage Study {Other} | 1997 |
| 9629 | Fremantle museum and arts centre conservation plan: DRAFT 30/6/99. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
| 12206 | The making of Fremantle Museum | ||
| 11859 | Fremantle Arts Centre Finnerty Street, Fremantle | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2020 |
| 3024 | Historical traces. | Serial | 1997 |
| 7467 | Fremantle : beyond the Round House. | Book | 2005 |
| 11358 | Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry | Book | 2015 |
| 11815 | Henderson & Coy : Royal Engineers & the Convict Establishment Fremantle Western Australia 1850 - 1872 | Book | 2017 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Other Use | MILITARY | Other |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Institutional Housing |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Original Use | HEALTH | Asylum |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Technical School |
| Other Use | MILITARY | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Georgian |
| Victorian Tudor |
| Old Colonial Gothick Picturesque |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | RENDER | Smooth |
| Roof | TILE | Terracotta Tile |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| Roof | TIMBER | Shingle |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OUTSIDE INFLUENCES | World Wars & other wars |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict} |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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