33 Canning Highway East Fremantle
I'm calling the building by the name of one of its tenants as it doesn't have an obvious orginal name. The owners or tenants 1910-1932 were all butchers (Holmes, Fitch, O'Donnell, Huggins, James, and Hill, in that order). Undertakers Mead & Son had their business there 1933-1949. Electric Pictures, Andrew Ogilvie's production company, are now at 33. Electric Pictures is aka Harbourview Studios. The Establishment (for Beauty and Health, Rosemarie Jerovich) is at 29-31.
Heritage Council:
No 29-33 Canning Highway is a building constructed in brickwork with rendered details. It has low-pitched corrugated iron roofs which are concealed by parapets. It is a very fine expression of the Federation Filigree style. The street elevations are arranged to accommodate three shopfronts with their entrance doors and display windows. A dominant feature is the bull-nosed roofed verandah. The verandah runs along both street frontages and is detailed with filigree works. A parapet extends above the verandah line. There is an articulated line that includes three curved top pediments.
To the rear a number of residences have been developed.
The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and of a working class suburb.
Image and data: streetsofeastfreo.
Garry Gillard | New: 23 August, 2016 | Now: 29 March, 2024