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. It is a single-storey limestone building and forms part of the historic

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Reserve precinct.

History

The building was constructed in 1884 by Harwood & Son as a dangerous-goods store, for the storage of

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. At the time, kerosene was used extensively for street lighting and heating. It is a single-storey

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building with a hipped iron roof. In 1919 it was used by the state government's Harbour and Light Department as a

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and later as a shipwright's shed. In 1972, the building was saved from demolition and restored as a space for the creative arts. In 1975 it was used by local artist and potter

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as a pottery studio and gallery until her death in 1997. The site and building were vested in the

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in 1982 and restored as part of the Commonwealth-funded Arthur Head

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Project in 1986–87.

Heritage value

The Old Kerosene Store is classified by the

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with the following statement of significance: "A good example of an early colonial building and one of the few remaining buildings of its type in WA. Along with the

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and the Government Stores, the buildings form an interesting group." The building was given an interim listing on the State Register of Heritage Places by the Heritage Council of Western Australia on 20 November 1992. It is also listed on the

's Municipal Heritage List.

Current use

In 1998 it was leased by the artist Joanna Robertson, founder of the Kidogo Art Institute, who established a popular, multidisciplinary independent art centre there. In 1998 the building was renamed the Kidogo Arthouse. ''Kidogo'' is Swahili for "small". In 2010 the City of Fremantle received a

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grant to undertake conservation and interpretation works at the Old Port precinct, including the former Kerosene Store, prior to the 2011

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. During the event, as a result of temporary relaxations to the liquor licensing laws, the Kidogo Arthouse housed a small bar, the Kelp Bar.

Kelp Bar

Since the success of the Kelp Bar during the ISAF Championships the operator of Kidogo Joanna Robertson has been endeavouring to have the bar operating as a permanent fixture of the gallery. One of the major issues in obtaining a license for the premises has been the inclusion of ablution facilities, as of November 2013 the City of Fremantle still declined permission to apply for the installation of toilets facilities within the heritage building, on 13 December 2013 the City of Fremantle granted permission for an occasional liquor license without the requirement for permanent toilets. Kelp Bar re-opened on 20 December 2013 and operated on weekends through to January 2014.

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