Howard Smith Building

The former Howard Smith Building is a heritage listed building located at 1-3 Mouat Street on the corner with Phillimore Street in the Fremantle West End Heritage area. It was one of many commercial buildings constructed in Fremantle during the gold boom period in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Howard Smith Building
Howard Smith Building 2012
General information
Address1 - 3 Mouat Street
Town or cityFremantle
CountryWestern Australia
Completed1900
TypeState Registered Place
Part ofWest End, Fremantle (25225)
Reference no.957

Construction of the building commenced in 1900.[1] The building is three storeys tall and is made from brick and stone. It has zero setback from the footpath, the ground floor is stone and the upper floors are painted tuck point brick with engaged pilasters with an ashlar effect to the first floor. There is a decorative parapet with two tall and highly decorative pediments.[2]

Howard Smith Limited operated primarily as a shipping company with passenger services extended to Fremantle in 1893.[3][4]

The building is currently occupied by the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Notre Dame University.[5] The University spent A$2.78 million on refurbishing both the Howard Smith and the neighbouring Australian United Steam Navigation Company Building prior to moving in. The architect for the renovation was Marcus Collins and the builder was Bill Fairweather.[6]

See also

List of heritage places in Fremantle

References
  1. "Howard Smith Building (fmr)". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Howard Smith Building (fmr)". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. Howard Smith Limited: the first 100 years 1854 - 1954. Howard Smith. 1954.
  4. Farquar, Ian (2002). Howard Smith Shipping: Enterprise & Diversity 1854-2001. Caulfield South: Nautical Association of Australia. ISBN 0959907955.
  5. "Mouat St". Fremantle Stuff. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. "Official Blessing and Opening of The University of Notre Dame Australia's newly refurbished School of Nursing buildings". University of Notre Dame Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

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