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Fremantle Fire Station

Coordinates: 32°03′15″S 115°44′36″E / 32.0541°S 115.7432°E / -32.0541; 115.7432
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Fremantle Fire Station
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General information
LocationPhillimore Street
Town or cityFremantle
CountryWestern Australia
Coordinates32°03′15″S 115°44′36″E / 32.0541°S 115.7432°E / -32.0541; 115.7432
Current tenantsOld Firestation Backpackers[1]
Completed1909
ClientFremantle Fire Brigade
OwnerCity of Fremantle
Design and construction
Architecture firmCavanagh and Cavanagh
Main contractorJ Lake
TypeState Registered Place
Designated16 November 1993
Part ofWest End, Fremantle (25225)
Reference no.982

Fremantle Fire Station, in Phillimore Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, was the second fire station built for the Fremantle Fire Brigade and was opened in 1909. It was designed by architectural firm Cavanagh and Cavanagh and constructed by J. Lake. The fire station was designed to house four horse-drawn vehicles, including the district's ambulance, which was also operated by the fire brigade. During World War II the building was taken over by the US military for use as Marine quarters.

In the early 1970s the accommodation at the fire station was inadequate and the Fire Brigade Board wanted to demolish the building, to allow the building of a larger station suitable for vehicles. This proposal was met with opposition from The Fremantle Society and the Fremantle Council. In 1975[2] the Fire Brigade built a new building on railway land next door, and in 1977 the old building vested in the City of Fremantle.

The building is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[3]

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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 Fremantle History Centre.

References

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  1. ^ "Old Firestation Backpackers". Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ State Register of Heritage Places, Western Australia: State Heritage Office of Western Australia, Wikidata Q29027078
  3. ^ "Fremantle Fire Station (former), 18 Phillimore St, Fremantle, WA, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 2 December 2012.