Strelitz Buildings
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| Strelitz buildings | |
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 Facade of the Strelitz building | |
 Interactive map of the Strelitz buildings area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Heritage registered |
| Type | Warehouse & offices |
| Location | 30 Mouat Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°03′22″S 115°44′37″E / 32.0561°S 115.7437°E |
| Construction started | January 1897 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Client | Strelitz Brothers |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | JF Allen (assumed)[1] |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 11 October 1994 |
| Part of | West End, Fremantle (25225) |
| Reference no. | 963 |
The Strelitz Buildings, located at 30 Mouat Street, Fremantle, were built in 1897 for Paul and Richard Strelitz. In October 1994, the buildings were permanently listed on the Western Australian State Heritage Register.[2][3]
Paul Strelitz
In 1896 Fremantle rate books record that vacant lot 49, 30 Mouat St, was brought by Drummond and Strelitz. On 5 January 1897 plans were passed for the building of a warehouse and offices on the land. Rate books of 1897 show that the site was owned by the Strelitz brothers, and the books record their occupation as merchants and also indicate that the building had been completed. During World War I (1914–18) both brothers were interned as enemy aliens.[1]
Paul Strelitz arrived in Melbourne in 1886, but, following the reports of gold discovery, moved to Western Australia in 1894. Settling in the Fremantle area, Paul Strelitz established himself as a merchant, and was an inaugural councillor for the East Fremantle Municipal Council where he served for a year. In 1904 the Dutch government appointed Paul Strelitz as its consul in Western Australia.[1]
Richard Strelitz
While working for a German shipping company, Richard Strelitz was posted to Victoria in 1892 where he worked for six months before being transferred to Western Australia. When his brother arrived in Fremantle, he left that company and together they established the firm Strelitz Brothers: Merchants and Shipping Agents. In 1897 Richard was appointed as the consul for Denmark; six years later, in 1903, he became the vice consul for Sweden and Norway.[1][4]