Higham's Buildings

Higham's Buildings is a heritage listed building located at 101 High Street, on the corner of Market Street in the Fremantle West End Heritage area.[1] It is one of many commercial buildings constructed in Fremantle during the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Higham's Buildings
Higham's Buildings in 1933
General information
Architectural styleFederation Free Classical style
Address101 High Street
Town or cityFremantle
CountryWestern Australia
Completed1890
TypeState Registered Place
Part ofWest End, Fremantle (25225)
Reference no.927
Higham's Buildings 2017

The two storey building was constructed in 1890 in the Federation Free Classical style. The rendered building co-joins retail shops that return along Market Street with a minimal setback from the pavement. A highly decorative stucco pediment in the parapet that faces High Street features the name of the building. The facade has ashlar effect pilasters dividing the building into bays.[2]

In the 1850s and 1860s there was a store and residence in the site owned by Mary Higham. These buildings were replaced in the 1890s by the "new" Higham buildings and added to in the 1900s. The building remained in the Higham family until 1974.[2]

The building was originally constructed for Edward Higham who was a founding member of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce and later a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for the Fremantle district.[3]

A fire broke out in the building in 1902; it was quickly extinguished.[4] Tearooms were established in the building in 1904.[5] A pharmacy opened in the building in 1912.[6]

The Palladium Theatre used to be in the eastern end of the building complex.[7]

The building was classified by the National Trust in 1974 and placed permanently on the Register of the National Estate in 1978.[2]

See also

References
  1. Doug Green (18 March 2016). "Fremantle's West End to cement its place in history". Domain. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Higham's Buildings". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "1853 Higham's Building, Fremantle , Western Australia". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. "The recent fire at Fremantle". The West Australian. XVIII (5, 240). Western Australia. 24 December 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "News and notes". The West Australian. XX (5, 810). Western Australia. 28 October 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 21 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Advertising". Sunday Times (Perth) (756). Western Australia. 14 July 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 21 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Garry Gillard (19 September 2016). "Higham's Buildings". Fremantle Stuff. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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