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F&C PIESSE BUILDING The Piesse brothers first established a one-room store in the town of Katanning in 1889, at the time the Great Southern Railway was established. Owing to their success, they were later able to replace this with a more substantial wood and iron structure. In 1901 the Piesse complex was erected – the third and finest of their stores. The building was designed by E Summerhayes, of Perth, and built by J H Brown, the contract price being over £3000. From here the Piesse brothers continued their successful trading operations until 1904 when Robert Lawson Richardson entered into the partnership and the store became known as Richardson & Co. Richardson took the store into a very successful period, whereby other branches were being opened up all over the Great Southern and Richardson becoming a household name. As a result, a new wing was added to the store in 1908 to meet the demands. In 1924 the business was floated into a limited company under the name of Richardson and Co. Ltd, with Richardson as the Chairman of the Board. Extensive additions and alterations were carried out to the building in 1927, costing over £8000, when the premises were purchased from the Piesse estate. The architects were Oldham, Boas, Ednie-Brown and the contractors were Hine & May. Top: F&C Piesse’s second store with the brother’s mill in the background. Right: The building as it was originally constructed in 1901
F&C PIESSE BUILDING This building is often referred to as the “Richardson” building although it was built by the Piesse brothers, Frederick & Charles. The wing containing the shop front to the left was added by Robert Richardson in 1908. Today, the interior has been gutted and now houses an arcade and retail shops.
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