22-26 Pakenham St (was 36-40 pre 1938) PSAS
Built in 1907 for Perth land owner, businessman and politician Timothy Quinlan, and continued to be owned by members of his family until 1997. The Architect was L Pearce, and builder Mr Whitely (reference) The two storey bonded face brick corner building is rendered to dado height with a zero setback to the pavement. There is a high parapet with three decorative stucco pediments over the truncated corner. There is a drive through entrance in both streets.
1901 FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. The whole of two large BLOCKS of LAND, with all buildings thereon, rented, containing about 4 square chains, situated at the corner of Packenham & Leake streets, Fremantle, and within a stones throw of High-street and the new Swan River harbour… Herbert Dixon, 38 Packenham-st., Fremantle. (Reference)
1903 Highest Prices Ladies’, Gents.’, Children’s Left-off Clothing. Letters attended. Mrs. Mitting, 38 Packenham-st., Fremantle. (Reference)
Duncan Paterson & Co were in 40 Packenham st from 1908 before they moved across the street to no 7 Packenham in 1916. This article describes the huge warehous… (reference)
1909 Mr. Duncan Paterson started the business of Paterson and Co. in Fremantle. The start was, necessarily, upon a somewhat restricted scale, but Mr. Paterson has served his apprenticeship in a school where the word ‘failure’ was unknown…The scope of operations covered include the auctioning of all classes of produce, buying sandalwood, and the importation of every possible requirement of the man on the land. (reference)
1910 Operation in connection with thc shipment to the Orient of Western Australian sandalwood continue to give employment ta a large staff of workers at Fremantle. The Norwegian steamer Brand, now lying at Victoria Quay, arrived in ballast some days ago and will commence taking aboard a full shipment of sandalwood for China, to the agency of Paterson and Co., Ltd. See photo (reference)
The place was used as a wool store from 1918 to 1930 and then again from 1956 to 1974, reflecting the boom and bust cycle of the wool industry due to international events.
The building is currently managed by PS Art Space, a progressive, contemporary exhibition and performance space, creative studios, and venue for functions. The site has been fortunate to find itself the subject of an ongoing conservation program, following completion of a grant-assisted conservation management plan in 2010.
OCCUPANTS
Lot 407 & 408 owners:
1829 - 1859 (407) Maxworthy, Richard (408) Dixon, W M
1876 - 1878 (407) Manning, L A (408) Dixon, Herbert
1879 (408) Dixon, Herbert
1902 Timothy Francis Quinlan purchases Fremantle Town Lots 407 and 408
1907-1908 Patrick O'Connell
1908-1918 Paterson & Co
1918 - 1929 Elder, Smith & Co Ltd, wool stores
1930 - 1960 Manford, Frank Ltd. shipping agents, carriers
1933 - 1935 WA Stevadoring Co Ltd and Kidd, J, cycle repair shop
1939 - 1940 Hodgson & Cranston, advertisement agents
1960 - 1964 Wool Exporters Pty. Ltd.
1964 - 1968 Overseas Wool Trading Co. Pty. Ltd.
1968 - 1972 B.M. Bahen Pty. Ltd.
1972 - 1974 Premier Wools (WA) Pty. Ltd.
1974 - 1975 T.T. Dyson & Co.
1975 - 1993 WA Ship Supplies & Shipstores Australia Pty. Ltd.
1994 - 1997 Allegretta artist studios
1997- 1999 Property transferred to Portshine Pty Ltd. (Helene Schairer and James Paris), PS Art Studios and Gallery
2012 Founding of PSAS-Packenham Street Art Space (Helene Schairer with artist Tom Mùller)
(2014 Concrete slab poured on ground floor)
