7 High Street, Fremantle
7 High Street, Fremantle is a historically-significant building in the Fremantle West End Heritage area of Fremantle, Western Australia. It was constructed for the Bank of New South Wales in 1899, during the gold boom of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and when Fremantle was a primary centre of trade and commerce. The building is largely unchanged since that time, and is a good example of Federation Free Classical architecture: a single-storey stone and brick construction, with fine timber features within and an elaborate stucco façade.[1] The building comprises three rooms and a main bank chamber, and is on the corner of Cliff Street.
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| Former names | Bank of New South Wales building |
| Alternative names | Dalgety Building, Millennium[1] |
| General information | |
| Address | 7 High Street |
| Town or city | Fremantle |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 32.055818°S 115.742567°E |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Client | Bank of New South Wales[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | William Salway[1] |
| Official name | Bank of New South Wales (NSW)(former) |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Part of | West End, Fremantle (25225) |
| Reference no. | 902 |
The Bank of NSW operated from the premises until 1926,[1] from which time until the 1950s the building was the office of the Swan Wool Scouring Company of WA.
The land was purchased by both R M Lyon sometime between 1829 and 1837, and R Brown in 1855 (it could be that there were multiple lots involved).[1] Brown's son R M Brown inherited the property c. 1872 and sold it to R King two years later.
Pearse and Owston purchased the property in 1876[1] and seven years later sold a share to the Bank of New South Wales.[1]
The building is listed on the Register of the National Estate,[3] and the City of Fremantle municipal heritage register.[2]
See also
References
- Heritage Council. "Bank of New South Wales (NSW)(fmr)". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- City of Fremantle. "Bank of New South Wales (NSW)(fmr)". Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- "Bank of New South Wales (former), 7 High St, Fremantle, WA, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
Information from the City of Fremantle Interpretation Plaques and Panels Research Project was used as the basis of this article. This project was completed in May 2002 by historian Kristy Bizzaca, and is available by visiting the City of Fremantle's History Centre.