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Fremantle Beach Hostel
5 Beach Street, Lot 260, originally a warehouse, was the 'Beach Hostel' until 2015 when it was closed by the authority as being unfit for human habitation.
Council decided (28 February 2024) that it will be demolished, retaining only the facade (perhaps).
As the Google Maps photo shows, this is (no longer) a single storey (as so described on the Heritage Council (below). There is what might be called a 'penthouse' on the roof. Also, internal investigation (see Jamet, below) reveals a level between the two, which might at a stretch be called a 'mezzanine', into which cell-like rooms have been crammed. The windows thereof are visible above the larger windows on the ground floor.
Heritage Council
Physical Description
Single storey stone and painted brick building which has engaged pilasters through to the parapeted roof and a zero setback from the pavement.
History
In 1883 the lot was vacant and owned by William Silas Pearse. In 1885 a kitchen and an outhouse were erected on the lot for William Silas Pearse. (Rate books, Fremantle Library)
Statement of Significance
Historic significance as an example of a nineteententh century stone warehouse building in Fremantle.
References and Links
Bell, David 2015, 'Freo moves on skid row', Fremantle Herald, 29 July.
Bell, David 2015, 'Evictions in Beach St', Fremantle Herald, 14 August.
Bell, David 2015, 'Penthouse on a budget', Fremantle Herald, 25 September.
Jamet, Delphine 2021, Abandoned Perth, Australia Through Time: 27-35—with seven pages of photos of the interior.
Council minutes 28 Feb 2024. See Item C2402-13: building compliance no. 5 Beach St, Fremantle, pp. 135-142.
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/buildings/beachhostel.html (it was last updated on 12 March, 2024). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.