10 Henry St (was 22 pre 1938)
Lance Holt School, Federal Coffee Palace (fmr)
The original two storey building including half basement at ground level is constructed in the Federation Free Classical style. The building has zero setback from the pavement. The ashlar rendered façade features a tall decorative parapet with engaged pilasters and the central timber doors entrance with timber sash windows to the first floor. The ground floor and sub-basement floor façade features arched recessed timber framed windows.
1892 the Federal Coffee Palace, built for Philip Webster was first leased by Mr William Edward Jennings (who had arrived in the colony the previous Dec):
1892 Mr. A. E. Jennings has leased extensive premises in Fremantle, which he has opened as the Federal Coffee Palace. The central position of the building should make the establishment very convenient for working men, while special acommodation has been provided for visitors. (reference)
1892 Fremantle Board of Health- at the Federal Coffee Palace sleeping apartments had been fitted up below the street level. It appeared that the proprietor was unaware of the terms of the bye-laws, and had offered no objection to alter his arrangements… (reference)
By October 1892, when Jennings defaulted on the rent, Webster seized the premises, closed the short lived Coffee Palace (reference) and held an auction on the premises. (reference)
In Nov 1892 Martin Blau (and Mrs Meadley), bought the business and applied for an eating and boarding house licence to continue the Federal Coffee Palace (reference) After a health inspector complained of unsanitary conditions, water closets were installed in Dec 1892. (reference)
Jan 1893 In the Bankruptcy Court, the public examination of W. E. Jennings, restaurant-keeper in Fremantle, was brought to a close, there being no assets in the estate. The debtor added to his previous statement that when he openod a second business at the Federal Coffee Palace he was in debt about £70, and the new place cost him about £560, the furniture and fittings costing £520. The loss on that business during the three months he continued it was about £125. In October he assigned his assets to creditors, not being able to meet the bills due. His business was injured by the medical officer of the Board of Health condemning the Federal Coffee Palace as an unhealthy building, be-cause there were 20 beds in the cellar, besides the beds on the upper floors, and the report in the newspapers caused the boarders to dwindle away. (reference)
In March 1893 Martha Meadley (husband W. Meadley) was granted the boarding house licence. (reference) By June 1893 it was suspected the auction may have been rigged to fleece Webster: “they had Webster now, who was a fat goose worth plucking…” (reference)
In 1893 M. Davey, proprietor of the Federal Coffee Palace, wrote to the Fremantle Board of Health stating he could not afford the upkeep of the well in his yard and asked that better drainage be provided in Henry-street… (reference)
In 1896 Walter H. Raleigh and W. Rogers applied for a Hotel Licence and in 1897 Raleigh received a Billiard Table Licence, for the Federal Coffee Palace. (reference) (reference)
1896 Jeremiah Eunson, alias Scott, was charged with picking the pocket of one James Bourke, on the morning of the 16th instant, at the Federal Coffee Palace. John Barry, night watchman at the hotel, gave evidence to the effect that he noticed the accused go upstairs at about 3 o'clock in the morning, and enter a room occupied by four men. The accused then proceeded to ease one of the inmates of the room of his money… (reference)
1896 Walter Henry Riley and William Rogers, lessees of the Federal Coffee Palace Hotel, Henry-street, Fremantle, were charged before Mr. R. Fairbairn, R.M., in the Fremantle Police Court, yesterday, with having committed a breach of the Wine, Beer, and Spirits Sales Act by having retailed liquor to persons other than their bona-fide boarders or lodgers. (reference)
In June 1897 Mr. James Alexander Ramage, a resident of the Federal Coffee Palace and an inspector in the Fremantle branch of the water supply department, was killed when hit by a train. (reference)
1897 The Federal Coffee Palace had 76 beds in it, whereas according to the by-laws it had space for only 56… Where, as in the case of the Federal Coffee Palace, the bedrooms were open cubicles, with space above the partitions for an overhead current, the rooms might be improved sufficiently for their present number of beds by means of auger holes bored at the bottom of the walls close to the floor, so as to give an under-current… (reference)
In June 1898 Clara Walker, the manageress of the Federal Coffee Palace, and Lydia Fitzpatrick, housemaid, both gave evidence in the inquest of A. Dawson, a man who took an overdose of morphia, in his room… (reference)
Oct 1898 “I expected this." Campbell Macarthur, manager of the Federal Coffee Palace, said that there had been several robberies at the coffee palace while accused was staying there. (reference)
Nov 1898 stolen goods were found on the premises and this was last heard of the Federal Coffee Palace in Henry St ( reference)
In 1899 a two storey office and warehouse was constructed which housed a variety of merchants and tradesmen.
In 1973, Lance Holt school took out a lease, and in 1985 bought the building for $120, 000 from the council.
OCCUPANTS
Lot 78 owners:
1829 - 1837 Wardell, Richard
1855 Keates
1856 - 1876 Yelverton, H
1877 Senior & Brown, T & Senior, I
1878 Brown, T & Carter, Thomas
1879 Brown, T
1892-1898 Federal Coffee Palace
1892 owner Philip Webster, leased by William Edward Jennings,
1893 M. W. Davis, (M Davey?), licensee, and Martha Meadley
1896 Walter Henry Riley and William Rogers, lessees, John Barry, night watchman
1898-Campbell Macarthur, manager, Kitchen Mrs Kennedy, Clara Walker, manageress, Lydia Fitzpatrick, housemaid
1899 Moylan James, wine & spirit merchant & importer of general merchandise
1900 - 1915 A. G. & F T, KNOX merchants
1916 - 1920 Knox, F T, general merchants
1921 - 1927 Tucker & Thomson Ltd, plumbers & sheet metal workers
1928 - 1934 Hollis & Thomson, plumber, tinsmiths, canister makers & sheet metal workers
1934 - 1941 Thomson, Samuel, plumber
1942 - 1949 Johnson Ltd George, mfrs agents / Churcher & Co Ltd F W, forwarding agents
1950 -c1970 Adams Electric and Port Printing Works.
1972 purchased by Fremantle Council and occupied by Main Roads Dept. and the City of Fremantle Planning Dept.
1973- Lance Holt School
