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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.…
Noarlinga Chambers
Noarlinga Chambers was constructed in 1923, and had shops on the ground floor while the first-floor level was originally residential.…
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
Old Court House
Perth’s oldest building has the unique claim of being the key place where religion, education and the law were truly…
Old Observatory
When the foundation stone for Perth Observatory was laid in October 1896, almost every important person in the city was…
Old Perth Boys School
If the Old Perth Boys School looks a lot like a church, that’s exactly what its designer, Colonial Secretary William…
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
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
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
Palace Hotel
Not only is the Palace Hotel on the site of one of Perth’s oldest taverns, it was also the centre…
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…
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
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
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 Court of Petty Sessions
The Perth Courts of Petty Sessions – also referred to as just the Police Courts – was opened for business…
Perth General Post Office
To say that the General Post Office took a long time to build would be an understatement. The Commonwealth Government…
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 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 Girls’ Orphanage
This building, constructed between 1899 and 1904, was originally the Perth Girl’s Orphanage and was the first purpose-built orphanage built by the Anglican…
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,…