Town Lot 259

3 Beach Street, next to the Australia Hotel, is currently a one-storey building the tenant of which was a retailer of sheepskin products. The sign over the door now says Youth Place.

Heritage Council
Physical Description
Single storey painted (face brick sides) brick and parapeted roof building has a zero setback from the pavement.
History
The lot was vacant until 1920/21 when an office and warehouse was erected on the lot for Horace Edgar Hoffin. (Rate Books, Fremantle Library)
Statement of Significance
The place is a modest example of a commercial building dating from the inter war period that makes a contribution to the Fremantle Port streetscape.

References and Links

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Freotopia

This page incorporates material from Garry Gillard's Freotopia website, that he started in 2014 and the contents of which he donated to Wikimedia Australia in 2024. The content was originally created on 9 April, 2023 and hosted at freotopia.org/lots/259.html (it was last updated on 9 April, 2023), and has been edited since it was imported here (see page history). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.