14 Mouat St (was 16 pre 1938)
The building was built for E.H. Fothergill, & Co, shipping, insurance, customs and commission agents, who were operating from the building in 1900. (reference)
The original part of the building is a two storey stone and rendered stone building, with zero setback from the pavement. There is a parapet with open circles and a central pediment, which features a stucco wreath. The building is sided by engaged pilasters and the ground floor has an open drive through entrance to the right side and front entrance to the left. The first floor has arched timber sash windows with decorative stucco above and decorative skirts below.
1904 E. H. FOTHERIGILL and CO., 16 Mouatt-st., Fremantle SOLE AGENTS: The British Anti-Fouling Composition Paint Co Ltd. - Anti-corrosive and Anti-fouling Paints. Buring and Sobe’s Spring Vale Wines. David Corsair and Sons' Canvas. Tea Company. - "Tamil" Tea. The Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited., The "Minimax" Fire Extinguisher., S.S. Reliance, Towing and Watering in Harbour and River. Schooner Rescue, Schooner Alice, trading to North-West ports. Wool and M.O.P Shell shipped from all ports on through bill of lading, to London and the Continent… (reference)
From 1919- 1926 the building housed the Sandalwood export business of John Hector until his sudden death in 1926 (reference). Hector had worked previously for Guthrie & Co c 1903. He was a member of the Scottish group, the Fremantle Caledonian Society.
In May, 1924, Hector and Sons. submitted to the Government a proposition for the organisation of the Sandalwood industry and the improvement of existing conditions in Qld. The firm offered as much as £44 per ton, including royalty. This proposition was investigated, and the correspondence received from a number of cutters intimated that they were definitelv in favour of an organisation being set up to control export. An attempt was later made at reorganisation, but Messrs. Hector and Son advised that they could not comply with all the conditions of their tender, and the endevour had to be abandoned. (reference)
1924 The only persons holding authority to obtain sandalwood from Crown lands-in the southern portion of the State, are the following: Messrs: Paterson & Co. Ltd., Perth, Messrs Burridge & Warren, E. S. and A. Bank Chambers, Perth, Mr. John Hector, 26 Mount-street, Fremantle, W.A. Sandalwood Co-operative Co. Ltd., Royal Bank Chambers (reference)
Anne and Peter Hector Established Mt Romance, an Albany sandalwood distillary in 1997, and pioneered the distillation and use of Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) in the fragrance industry. In 2008, Mt Romance became a part of Quintis, the world’s largest producer of natural sandalwood products. Quintis first sourced the seeds from Mysore in India in 1997 and began growing plantations of Sandalwood Album in Kununurra, Western Australia.
Sold in 2002, the building was renovated and a four storey addition was built to the rear of the building.
Occupants
Lot 42 owners:
1829 - 1837 McDonald, Hugh
1855 Broun, R
1856 Brown, R. Mc
1857 - 1859 Brown, R M B
1876 Franciso, Alex
1877 - 1879 Harwood, J J
1902 - 1903 Adams & Co. G. H. wine, spirit & general merchants became-
1902 - 1941 Fothergill & Co Ltd, E H, merchants & land agents (1902-1915: accountants)
1903- 1904 Rosman & Co. accountants
1904 - 1910 Andrews, Charles, accountant & auditor
1905 - 1906 White, F G, commercial agent
1905 - 1907 Mannering & Co. printers
1911 - 1941 Colonial Mutual Fire Ins Co Ltd, insurance company (1911-1926: E H Fothergill & Co Ltd, chief agents)
1912 - 1927 City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd(1912-1924: Colonial MLAS Ltd)
1919 - 1923 Hector, John, sandalwood merchant, previously with Guthrie & son (reference)
1920 - 1930 MCL Print Ltd (Reg off) (E H Fothergill, managing director)
1924 - 1926 Hector & Sons, John, merchants
1924 - 1927 Premier Coal Mining Co. Ld.
1942 - 1946 Mackay, Mrs Margaret, refreshment rooms
1947 - 1949 Ken's Port-O-Call Cafe, restaurant
