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A House, a Cottage and a Shop : 186 High Street, Fremantle. A case history of three buildings, their precinct, their social history, and the “Fremantle Transitional” domestic architecture 1870-1880 in context

Prof. Emeritus George Seddon; Jeffery, Michael (Philip Michael), 1937-2020, former owner | Heritage Council of Western Australia, sponsoring body

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ARCHITECTURE West Australiana
Subtitle: A Case History of Three Buildings, Their Precinct, Their Social History, and the “Fremantle Transitional” Domestic Architecture 1870–1880 in Context

Lenaville, 186 High Street Fremantle, comprises three heritage structures: a house, a cottage and a shop, all built from limestone quarried on site.

It was built in 1884 with convict labour for the prisons Chief Warder, Henry Blinco. In 1988, George Seddon and partner Marli Wallace purchased Lenaville, conserved and renovated the buildings and established a garden that was renowned for environmental and exotic species. (City of Fremantle)

This study is the first of a series of Heritage memographs to be sponsored by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. 49 p. : ill., facsims., maps, plans, ports. ; 21 x 30 cm. #0321R/290423 SCARCE Architecture, Domestic — Western Australia — Fremantle.Architecture, Domestic — Australia — Fremantle (W.A.)Architecture, Domestic.Buildings.Fremantle (W.A.) — Buildings, structures, etc.Fremantle (W.A.) — History.Western Australia — Fremantle.

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AuthorProf. Emeritus George Seddon; Jeffery, Michael (Philip Michael), 1937-2020, former owner | Heritage Council of Western Australia, sponsoring body
Number of pages49
PublisherBookmark Publishing
Year Published1993
Book Condition

FINE

Binding Type

Softcover

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