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Perth Mint
The discovery of gold in large quantities in the early 1890s not only brought people and money into Western Australia,…
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 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 Town Hall
One of Perth’s heritage jewels, the Town Hall took some time to construct. The foundation was laid on 24 May…
Peter Pan Statue, Queen’s Garden
Queen’s Gardens in East Perth is an attractive open space with lakes with waterlilies, displays of flowers, manicured lawns and…
Location
70 Hay StreetYear
1899Styles
Phineas Seeligson’s (fmr), Perth (City Loans Office, Commercial Building)
One of the most distinctive buildings on Barrack Street was erected in 1894 for pawnbroker Phineas Seeligson. A three storey,…
Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade
One of Perth’s best Art Deco buildings, Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade was constructed in 1938 for shifty mining investor, Claude…
Protestant Hall (fmr), Perth
Protestant Hall (1901) is a distinctive building on Beaufort Street with its relief of William of Orange on horseback, with…
Location
160-162 Beaufort StreetYear
1901Styles
Queen’s Gardens (East Perth Clayfields Reserve, East Perth Park)
Queen’s Gardens in East Perth is an attractive open space with lakes with waterlilies, displays of flowers, manicured lawns and…
Location
Hay StreetYear
1899Styles
Queens Buildings
Queen’s Buildings were opened in 1898 and constructed for the nearby Wesley Church. Designed by architects Wilkinson & Smith, the…
Location
97-107 William StreetYear
1898Styles
Railway Hotel
Although now only the 1906 façade remains, the Railway Hotel stands on the site of one of the earliest licensed…
Railways Institute Building (fmr) (Chief Mechanical Eng WAGR Bldg (fmr))
605 Wellington Street was erected in 1897 for the Metropolitan Water Works Board. As the name suggests, this department’s role…
Rechabite Hall (Independent Order of Rechabites Hall (fmr), Commonwealth Trading Bank Store)
Rechabite Hall was erected in 1925 for the Independent Order of Rechabites (IOR), a friendly society which also promoted total…
Location
224 William StreetYear
1925Styles
Rosen Buildings
The Rosen Building was constructed in 1923, and had shops on the ground floor while the first-floor level was originally…
Location
218-220 William SquareYear
1923Styles
Royal Hotel (Wentworth Plaza/Raine Square/Royal Hotel, Complex)
There has been a Royal Hotel on this site since 1882. The first Royal Hotel was designed by Irish patriot…
Royal King’s Park Tennis Club
From unpretentious beginnings of two asphalt courts and a shed in 1899, the Royal Kings Park Tennis Club became the mecca for tennis in Western Australia…
Location
Kings Park RoadYear
1914- Pavilion, 1926– Members’ Stand and Pavilion, 1935- McGibbon Stand (Association Stand), 1956– Mursell Stand, 1965 – Eastman BuildingStyles
Royal Perth Hospital Administration Building
Royal Perth Hospital dates back to 1855 when the first stage of what was then called the Colonial Hospital was…
Royal Perth Hospital: Heritage Precinct
The Royal Perth Hospital Heritage Precinct is home to the first purpose built hospital in Western Australia, opened as the…
Location
51 Victoria SquareYear
1855 Old Colonial Hospital (N Block), 1894 – Administration Building (M Block), 1909 – Kirkman House (Nurses Quarters – K Block), Old Kitchen (L Block), 1923 – Outpatients Extension, 1930 – Cancer Clinic (P Block)
Royal Perth Hospital: Kirkman House and Moreton Bay Fig Tree
From the time the hospital was established in the 1850s, nursing staff were initially not well-regarded and the poor standard of living…
S Chester Building
The Sydney Chester Building was erected in 1891 as a grocery store. It was a good location on Hutt Street,…