Council Buildings (fmr)

Author

City of Cockburn

Place Number

10191

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Location

1 Forrest Rd Hamilton Hill

Location Details

Part Lot 1

Other Name(s)

Cockburn Council Chambers (fmr)
Fremantle District Roads Board (fmr)
Spearwood Estate Agency

Local Government

Cockburn

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1922

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Apr 2014	Category C	Category C Significant Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should be sympathetic to the heritage values of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible.

Statement of Significance

Council Buildings (fmr) is associated with the Fremantle Roads Board, which had jurisdiction over Cockburn before the Cockburn District Roads Board was created in 1955.

Physical Description

Council Buildings (fmr) were originally two rooms constructed from limestone with quoins. Many extensions have been made to the original building and a new terracotta roof has been added. The building is situated on the very busy Rockingham Road and is now occupied by various commercial interests such as medical and paramedical professionals, real estate agents and accountants.
This building is located within the CAH Reserve for the future Roe Freeway.

History

The Fremantle District Roads Board at first held their meetings in Fremantle. However, as the people of Spearwood and Hamilton Hill sought their independence from the Town of Fremantle, they planned for offices to be built in an area more representative of the Roads Board. The block of land where the offices were eventually built was known as 'the Peak'. It was a five acre block owned by Victor Manning, midway between Blackwood Avenue and Owen Road. This was one of a choice of a few blocks of land at first considered for the site of the Fremantle Roads Board offices. In 1920 a referendum was held to guide the final site choice. 'The Peak' was selected and the offices were completed in 1922. A greater area of jurisdiction came when the Jandakot Roads Board was dismantled in 1923.
In 1931 the Fremantle Roads Board was still a very small organisation employing only one person as a secretary. Roads Board minutes in the cellars of the Old Council offices reveal interesting stories about the financial state of the Board, especially during the Depression.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: Low
AUTHENTICITY: Medium

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	National Estate Study

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shopping Complex
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Limestone
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick
Roof	TILE	Ceramic Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Government & politics

Creation Date

22 Dec 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

16 Dec 2019

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