City of Fremantle Centenary Building

Last updated

The City of Fremantle Centenary Building was built by the Fremantle Council for the Centenary of Western Australia in 1929. It provided extra reception and office space for the council, the Federal Electoral Department, Tramway Board, and Water Supply Receiving Department) as well as other tenants, and improved public toilets. [1] [2]

It was constructed of brick and cement facing, to match the Fremantle Town Hall which it abutted on William Street at the junction with Newman Street, on the site of a former blacksmith's shop [3] whose enterprising proprietor J. W. Porter became a coachbuilder in 1908. [4] The site was vacant by 1927. [5]

The building was demolished in the 1960s for development of expanded Council administration facilities.

Notes

  1. "Pickings from the Port". Sunday Times (Perth) (1664). Western Australia. 15 December 1929. p. 3 (First Section). Retrieved 18 January 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Kings Square Fremantle Renewal - History" . Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. Relevant page of Post Office Directory for 1907 at State Library of WA
  4. Relevant page of Post Office Directory for 1908 at State Library of WA
  5. Relevant page of Post Office Directory for 1927 at State Library of WA

Further reading

Related Research Articles

Fremantle City in Western Australia

Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. In 2016, Fremantle had a population of approximately 29,000. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is Freo.

Subiaco, Western Australia Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is approximatlely 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Perth's central business district, in the City of Subiaco local government area. Historically a working class suburb containing a mixture of industrial and commercial land uses, since the 1990s the area has been one of Australia's most celebrated urban redevelopment projects. It remains a predominantly low-rise, urban village neighbourhood centred around Subiaco train station and Rokeby Road.

Blackboy Hill, Western Australia War memorial in Perth, Western Australia

Blackboy Hill was named after the Australian native "black boy" plants, Xanthorrhoea preissii, which dominated the site which is now absorbed into Greenmount, Western Australia.

Round House (Western Australia) Former goal and oldest extant building in Fremantle, Western Australia

The Round House was the first permanent building built in the Swan River Colony. Built in late 1830 and opened in 1831, it is the oldest building still standing in Western Australia.

The Western Australia Post Office Directory, also known as Wise Directories or Wise Street Directories, was published in Perth in 1893-1949.

The Public Works Department (PWD) was the State Government Agency of Western Australia, which was charged with providing and maintaining public infrastructure such as dams, water supplies, schools, hospitals, harbours and other public buildings. The Department is no longer operational, having its responsibilities reassigned to other State Government Departments and corporate entities since 1985.

City of Fremantle Local government area in Western Australia

The City of Fremantle is a local government area in the south of Perth, Western Australia. The City covers an area of 19.0 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi), and lies about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district.

<i>Cyclopedia of Western Australia</i>

The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, edited by James Battye, was the pre-eminent written summary of Western Australia's development and context prior to World War I.

Clackline, Western Australia Town in Western Australia

Clackline is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east-north-east of Perth.

Centenary of Western Australia

In 1929, Western Australia (WA) celebrated the centenary of the founding of Perth and the establishment of the Swan River Colony, the first permanent European settlement in WA. A variety of events were run in Perth, regional areas throughout the state, and even across Australia such as the Western Australian Centenary Air Race.

Cantonment Hill, Fremantle Hill in Fremantle, Western Australia

Cantonment Hill is a small rise overlooking the port city of Fremantle, Western Australia. Since the early 1900s the hill and the surrounding 4-hectare (9.9-acre) precinct has been mainly used for military purposes with extensive buildings now present. It has been under the control of the Department of Defence.

White City, also known as Cooee City or Ugly Land, was an amusement park that existed on the Perth foreshore in Perth, Western Australia between World War I and 1929.

High Street, Fremantle Street in Fremantle, Western Australia

High Street is the main street running through the City of Fremantle, Western Australia. The street passes by historic landmarks, including the Round House, the Fremantle Town Hall, and the Fremantle War Memorial, through the Fremantle West End Heritage area and through two town squares. Trams operated along High Street for 47 years, between 1905 and 1952. Running east–west, High Street continues as Leach Highway, a major arterial road, at Stirling Highway, linking Fremantle with Perth Airport although the stretch of road between Stirling Highway and Carrington Street is known locally—and signed—as High Street.

Kings Square, Fremantle Town square in Fremantle, Western Australia

Walyalup Koort, formerly known as Kings Square , is a town square in Fremantle, Western Australia. It is bounded by Queen, Newman, William, and Adelaide Streets. Though the square was originally a public reserve, it has been the site of Saint John's Church of England since 1843, and the Fremantle Town Hall since 1887. High Street was extended through and beyond the square in the 1880s, but the portion through the square was closed off in the 1960s. Today Walyalup Koort functions as a civic and cultural centre of Fremantle, with modern events taking place adjacent to the historic buildings.

Fremantle Post Office Post office in Fremantle, Western Australia

The Fremantle Post Office located in Market Street, Fremantle was designed by Hillson Beasley of the Public Works Department, planned in 1906 and opened in 1907. It was renovated during the Western Australian Centenary year of 1929, and again in 1987 for the America's Cup challenge. It continues to serve as a post office.

Commissariat Buildings Buildings in the West End of Fremantle, Western Australia

The Commissariat Buildings are a group of two buildings found at 6 Marine Terrace in the West End of Fremantle, Western Australia, which, with construction having begun in 1852, are one of the first sites built using convict labour in the Swan River colony.

Adelaide Steamship House Historic building in Fremantle, Western Australia

The Adelaide Steamship House is located at 10-12 Mouat Street, Fremantle. Built in 1900, the building was designed by Fremantle-based architectural firm Charles Oldham and Herbert Eales and was constructed by C. Coghill. The building takes its name from the original owners of the building, the Adelaide Steamship Company, who provided sea passenger and freight services around Australia.

Fremantle Customs House Heritage building and former Customs House in Fremantle, Western Australia

The Old Customs House is a building in Fremantle, Western Australia that was built in 1908 to house the main branch of the Customs Department of Western Australia. It is one of only a handful of extant Customs Houses in the state; others are in Albany, Broome, Cossack, and Geraldton.