Moir Warehouse (fmr)

Author

City of Albany

Place Number

00027

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Location

61 Frederick St Albany

Location Details

Lot S19 on DP222024

Other Name(s)

Royal George Liquor Store
Store & Granary

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1880

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	11 Feb 2013			National Trust of Western Australia
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	11 Feb 2013			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Considerable	Considerable Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	30 Jun 2001	Category B	Category B • Requires a high level of protection. • Provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Albany Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. • A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. • Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.

Statement of Significance

Moir Warehouse has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons:
The place has significance in its association with well-known local merchant John Moir who had a significant presence also with his businesses on Stirling Terrace from the 1880s.
The place has significance as one of a few original industrial buildings still extant within the main commercial hub and historic townsite.
The place is significant for its contribution to a precinct of heritage buildings/houses in Frederick Street comprising nos. 27, 30, 32, 34, 36, 44, 52, 58 & 61.

Physical Description

Some of the notable features of this place include:
• Located close to road – very high streetscape value
• Parapet concealing roof, with parapet embellishment
• Symmetrical facade
• Painted stone/brick construction
• Brick quoining around doors and windows
• Panelled doors
• Chimney with moulded top

Some obvious modifications include:
• No verandah originally – first verandah installed being skillion with decorative bracketing and timber fringe
• Bullnosed verandah extending over the footpath replacing skillion timber verandah
• External colour scheme

History

This building was originally a warehouse and granary built for merchant, John Moir, c1885. It was derelict for some years until it was restored in the 1980s as a liquor store by the owners of the George Hotel in Stirling Terrace. In 2016 it was operating as The Store Café. It is one of a group of very significant houses/buildings in Frederick St with considerable heritage value as a precinct.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High/Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Heritage TODAY Site visit and Assessment		1999
Apperly, R., Irving, R., Reynolds, P., A; "Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present".	Angus and Robertson NSW	1989
Town of Albany Heritage Survey		1994
Heritage Database		1994

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
5038	Stirling Terrace, Albany : conservation plan. March 2001.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2001
7665	Design parameters for Stirling Terrace heritage areas.	Heritage Study {Other}	2000

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Silo\Grain Shed

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Regency

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Manufacturing & processing

Creation Date

14 Jun 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

11 Jan 2022

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.