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General information
Architectural style Federation Free Classical
Location 32°03′15″S115°44′46″E / 32.05416°S 115.74612°E / -32.05416; 115.74612
Address51-57 Market Street
Town or cityFremantle
Country Western Australia
Completed1896
Design and construction
Architect(s)O.N. Nicholson
TypeState Registered Place
Part of West End, Fremantle (25225)
Reference no. 954
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Imperial Chambers

The Imperial Chambers building is a heritage building located at 51-57 Market Street on the corner of Leake Street in the Fremantle West End Heritage area. The building dates from the gold rush boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and is of historic significance.

The Federation Free Classical commercial building was completed for Edwin Foss in 1896. It is a rendered and painted brick two storey structure with a decorative parapet. It has a truncated corner entrance with zero setback from the footpath. The building remained in the Foss family until 1947. [1] It was classified by the National Trust in 1974. [2]

The building was designed by architect, O.N. Nicholson, who also designed other Fremantle buildings such as the Sea View Hotel and the Railway Hotel. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Imperial Chambers". Heritage Council of Western Australia. 30 May 1989. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. "Imperial Chambers". InHerit. State Heritage Office. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. "Fremantle's Railway Hotel added to State interim heritage register". Government of Western Australia. 17 May 1999. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. "Mr O. N. Nicholson". Weekly Times . No. 1, 518. Victoria, Australia. 10 September 1898. p. 25. Retrieved 11 February 2017 via National Library of Australia.