Frederick Ash Building - Newcastle, NSW - 1905
Hunter St, Newcastle.
This utilitarian redbrick building accommodated retail premises on the ground floor as well as offices and warehousing for the eponymous company. Established in 1855, it was originally an importer, bringing manufactured English and European goods to the growing city of Newcastle. It would later develop to become merchants, importers and manufacturers and specialised in building material, ironmongery and shopfitting. The architect was the prolific German-born Frederick Menkens who designed many of the buildings in town at the time.
Frederick Ash Building - Newcastle, NSW - 1905
Hunter St, Newcastle.
This utilitarian redbrick building accommodated retail premises on the ground floor as well as offices and warehousing for the eponymous company. Established in 1855, it was originally an importer, bringing manufactured English and European goods to the growing city of Newcastle. It would later develop to become merchants, importers and manufacturers and specialised in building material, ironmongery and shopfitting. The architect was the prolific German-born Frederick Menkens who designed many of the buildings in town at the time.