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Perth Technical College
Before 1900, apprentices received only on-the-job instruction, and although the Swan River Mechanics Institute had offered courses of lectures from…
Perth Railway Precinct (Perth Railway Station)
The foundation stone for the first Perth Railway Station was laid on 10 May 1880. It was part of the…
Perth Mint
The discovery of gold in large quantities in the early 1890s not only brought people and money into Western Australia,…
Perth Government Stores (fmr) (Department of Mines, Murray House)
When the Government Stores opened on Murray Street in 1911 it proved controversial with Fremantle residents. As the name suggests,…
Location
70-74 Murray StreetYear
1911Styles
Perth Girls School (fmr) (Police Traffic Dept, Police Traffic Branch)
When the Girls School at East Perth opened in 1936 it replaced a building on James Street which had become…
Location
2 Wellington StreetYear
1936Styles
Perth General Post Office (Perth GPO)
To say that the General Post Office took a long time to build would be an understatement. The Commonwealth Government…
Perth Concert Hall
Perth Concert Hall opened in 1973, and has long been considered to be superb example of brutalist architecture, with its…
Location
5 St Georges TerraceYear
1973Styles
Perth Chest Clinic (Hibernian Hall, Cathedral Hall)
When it first opened in 1902, Perth Chest Clinic was known as Hibernian Hall and served the local Irish-Australian community.…
Location
15-17 Murray StreetYear
1902Styles
Park Avenue Building, University of Western Australia (Zoology Building, UWA, Biology and Geology Building)
Completed in 1924, the Park Avenue Building was the first structure for the University of Western Australia on its new…
Location
Cnr Park & Crawley AvsYear
1925Styles
Palace Hotel (fmr) (Bankwest)
Not only is the Palace Hotel on the site of one of Perth’s oldest taverns, it was also the centre…
P&O Building (fmr) (Orient Line Building, MAS Building, Malaysian Airlines)
When the Orient Company’s new building was opened in September 1930, Governor William Campion remarked on the “great services” the…
Location
56-58 William StreetYear
1930Styles
Outram Street Terraces (Kent VilOutram Street Terraces (Kent Villa, Heimath, Echuca, Wainera, Janey’s Supper House Cafe, Office, Restaurant)
This row of single-storey houses is a reminder of time when West Perth was one of the most prestigious suburbs…
Location
74-82 Outram StreetYear
1904Styles
Old Swan Brewery Precinct
The former Swan Brewery is not only one of the finest groups of brewery buildings in Australia, it is also…
Location
Mounts Bay RoadYear
1879Styles
Old Observatory
When the foundation stone for Perth Observatory was laid in October 1896, almost every important person in the city was…
Nurses Memorial Centre (Kathleen Reidy House)
Although it is now used as commercial offices, 34 Kings Park Road was once a fashionable residence called ‘Fiona’ and…
Location
34 Kings Park RoadYear
1899Styles
Noarlinga Chambers
Noarlinga Chambers was constructed in 1923, and had shops on the ground floor while the first-floor level was originally residential.…
No.2 Substation, Murray Street (State Electricity Commission Sub Station, Electric Light Substation)
No. 2 Substation is part of the legacy of four such buildings in the early provision of electricity to Perth.…
Newspaper House
Newspaper House was constructed on St George’s Terrace for the West Australian newspaper in 1932. The architect, Lt-Gen Sir Talbot…
Location
123-125 St Georges TerraceYear
1932Styles
McNess Royal Arcade
McNess Royal Arcade was built for one of Perth’s greatest philanthropists, Charles McNess. Extremely shrewd with money, He famously claimed…
Low Level Sewage Pumping Stations No.s 1 & 2, Perth
While not something most people think about much, without a working sewerage system it is impossible to have a healthy…
Lieut. General Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs Memorial (Sir Talbot Hobbs Statue)
The memorial is seven metres high, and represents a twice life-size cast bronze bust of Lieutenant-General Sir J. J. Talbot…
Location
Riverside DriveYear
1940Styles
Harper’s Buildings
When Harper’s Building opened in 1937 it was described as an “ultra-modern building”. Much of the ground floor was occupied…
Government House Ballroom
The first Government House was a tent on Garden Island, which James Stirling and family occupied from June to September…
Fitzgerald Hotel (fmr) (Clarendon Hotel)
The first hotel on this site was called the Clarendon Hotel, which opened in 1886 and was operated by Frederick…
Esplanade Reserve (inc Allan Green Conserv, Alf Curlewis Gardens, & Florence Hummerston Day Care Centre (fmr))
The Esplanade Reserve was a public space between Perth Water and the Central Business District. Developed through reclamation, and formally…
Location
5 The EsplanadeYear
1880Styles
Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial (Edith Cowan Memorial Clock)
Edith Cowan was the first woman to hold a seat in any Australian parliament, a campaigner for women’s rights, the…
Location
Kings Park RoadYear
1934Styles
East Perth Primary School (fmr) (Jack Davis House – Infant School (fmr))
In 1895, East Perth Primary School opened with just 30 pupils, but a few months later the headmaster was told…
Location
76 Wittenoom StreetYear
1895Styles
Trades Hall
Trades Hall was built as offices for the WA Labor Party, several unions, and as the entrance to Unity Hall.…
Commercial Building, 21 Howard Street
21 Howard Street Perth was built as legal chambers for solicitors Parker and Parker, who were established as early as…
Lexbourne House (fmr)
Lexbourne House was built for builder and entrepreneur Robert Law in 1911. The construction of the large residence was to…