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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Building
The Commonwealth Bank Building is a six-storey stone clad building built in 1930-1933. It was built for the Commonwealth Government…
Location
242 Murray StreetYear
1930-1933Styles
Connor Quinlan Building
The Connor Quinlan Building was erected in 1892 for Daniel Connor and Timothy Quinlan, jointly the largest landholders in the…
Location
612-616 Hay StreetYear
1892Styles
Council House
Perth City Council originally met at the convict-built Town Hall (1870) on Barrack Street. It was not long before the…
Location
27-29 St Georges TerraceYear
1961-1963Styles
Cremorne Arcade
By 1896, when she opened Cremorne Theatre, Annie Oliver was already running the adjacent Cremorne Picture Gardens and Cremorne Hotel.…
Location
572-578 Hay StreetYear
1896Styles
Criterion Hotel
A licensed public house has operated on the site of the Criterion Hotel since 1848. It has been remodelled several…
Devon House
Devon House is one of Perth’s finest examples of Art Deco architecture, and was built for draper John Saunders. Its…
Dumas House
Dumas House is a fourteen-storey public office building opened in 1965. Constructed in the Post-War International style, it was built…
East Perth Cemeteries
East Perth Cemeteries were Perth’s first official burial grounds, and operated between 1830 and 1899. Records of the earliest days…
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
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
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
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science in Perth began in 1904 when several adherents arrived from Sydney and began meeting each week to read…
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…
Gledden Building
The Gledden Building is not only a landmark in Perth’s city centre, it is the only large commercial building in…
Globe Hotel
The first hotel on this site was called the Wellington Hotel and was erected in 1882 for Michael McMahon, who…
Gloucester Park
Although trotting has been organised in Western Australia since 1910, the home of the sport, Gloucester Park, dates from 1929.…
Location
569 Nelson Cr StreetYear
1929
Government House and Grounds
The first Government House was a tent on Garden Island, which James Stirling and family occupied from June to September…
Government House Ballroom
The first Government House was a tent on Garden Island, which James Stirling and family occupied from June to September…
Government Printing Office
Richard Pether, the first Government Printer from 1870, was responsible for the printing of parliamentary papers, the Government Gazette, stationery…
Graham Flats
After World War II, Perth experienced a severe housing shortage as Western Australia experienced high birth rates and attracted migrants.…