Fremantle School building
The Fremantle School building is a heritage-listed building located at 92 Adelaide Street, Fremantle. It was known for a long time by the name of its later occupants, the Film and Television Institute (also known as the Perth Institute of Film and Television).
| Fremantle School building | |
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Fremantle School building | |
| General information | |
| Type | Heritage-listed building |
| Location | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32.0508°S 115.7493°E |
Western Australia Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Film and Television Institute |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 6 March 1992 |
| Reference no. | 842 |
The building was built to house the Fremantle School, opened in 1854, later renamed to the Fremantle Boys' School. The building was designed by William Ayshford Sanford in the Victorian Tudor Style constructed using convict labour the walls are limestone the roof has Dutch gables with shingle covering. Additions were carried out in 1910 by the Public Works Department. The building was placed on the Register of National Estate in March 1972, was given an interim listing on the State register in 1992. It was given permanent listing on the State register as part of the Princess May Reserve in 2001.