Fremantle Customs House
Heritage building and former Customs House in Fremantle, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the current Customs House, see Falk & Company Warehouse.
The Old Customs House is a building in Fremantle, Western Australia that was built in 1908 to house the main branch of the Customs Department of Western Australia.[1] It is one of only a handful of extant Customs Houses in the state; others are in Albany, Broome, Cossack, and Geraldton.
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Old Customs House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Federation Free |
Address | 4-8 Phillimore Street (corner of Cliff Street and Phillimore Streets) |
Town or city | Fremantle |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 32.0546°S 115.7423°E / -32.0546; 115.7423 |
Current tenants | Artsource |
Construction started | 1908[1] |
Opened | 1908 |
Cost | £10,000 (planned) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | two |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Public Works Department |
Main contractor | Ashman and Warner |
Official name | Customs House (former) |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 23 April 1999 |
Part of | West End, Fremantle (25225) |
Reference no. | 977 |
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