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Artillery Barracks & Fremantle Harbour Signal Stn (fmr)

Author

City of Fremantle

Place Number

00991
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Location

Cnr Queen Victoria & Burt Sts Fremantle

Location Details

2, 4 & 6 Burt St, Fremantle and 62 & 64 Tuckfield St, Fremantle. Also bounded by Tuckfield & Burt Streets, and Canning Hwy Inc: Rifle & Gun cottages, married qtrs, Orderly rm Guard hse fmr, Quarter masters store, gym, AA gun park, aid post museum, officers' mess, military hospital fmr, garage, horse & cart shed fmr, master gunners store, naval store,

Other Name(s)

Victoria Barracks

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List YES 08 Mar 2007
Commonwealth List Classified 22 Jun 2004 Heritage Council
State Register Registered 02 Sep 1997 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Sep 2000 Level 1A

Level 1A

The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle. This place is entered onto the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places. All development applications must be referred to the Heritage Council for approval.

Classified by the National Trust Classified 06 Oct 1980

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Permanent 28 Sep 1982

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places for ARTILLERY BARRACKS & FREMANTLE HARBOUR SIGNAL STATION (FMR).

Physical Description

Refer to HCWA's Assessment Documentation of Places for Entry in the Register of Heritage Places for ARTILLERY BARRACKS & FREMANTLE HARBOUR SIGNAL STATION (FMR).
This site comprises: the Naval Store, the Tuckfield Street Open Space, the 9 married officer's quarters (Queen Victoria Street), the married officer's quarters (cnr of Burt and Queen Victoria Streets), Gun House, Rifle Cottage, Fremantle Harbour Trust signal station, artillery officer's mess, officer's mess, storage, garage/storage, museum (master gunner's store), museum administration (quarter master's store), orderly room, guard room, lecture rooms, quarter master's store/gymnasium, university regiment/army museum barracks, gymnasium/store, and timber racks.
This place contains a limestone feature.

History

Refer to the Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places - Register and Assessment Documentation.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9438 Artillery Barracks, Fremantle proposed lots 2, 3 & 4 interpretation strategy. Heritage Study {Other} 2009
8880 Artillery Barracks Fremantle, Western Australia. Heritage management plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2005
7467 Fremantle : beyond the Round House. Book 2005
6306 Inquiry into the Western Australian Army Museum and the Fremantle Artillery Barracks. Report 2001
9916 Fremantle Artillery Barracks Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2001
1210 Artillery Barracks Fremantle: Conservation Plan (Victoria Barracks) Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1996

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use MILITARY Barracks
Present Use MILITARY Barracks
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Museum

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall METAL Corrugated Iron
Roof TILE Terracotta Tile
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

21 Mar 2019

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