List of historic buildings in Perth, Western Australia

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This is an incomplete list of historic buildings in Perth, Western Australia. The list is in chronological order and includes notable buildings situated in the Perth metropolitan area which still stand and which were generally built before 1910. Notable buildings are those that are in a good state of preservation and are included in the State Register of Heritage Places at the Heritage Council of Western Australia (HCWA). Generally, residential buildings are not included in this list unless they are no longer used as such, or are of particularly high heritage value.

Prosperity generated by the gold-rushes of the 1890s resulted in considerable development of the city and port during that period. The style of some of the buildings reflects the higher level of opulence, e.g., the Palace Hotel, Perth and the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle.

Until about the mid-1970s, little effort was made towards conservation of early buildings in Western Australia. Since then however, a concerted program of government policies to retain and preserve the remaining structures has been made. Registers of important buildings are maintained by the Heritage Council of W.A. and local councils.

List

Building Construction period HCWA
link		 Notes Image

1830s
The Round House
Fremantle		 1830 [1] Built as a prison shortly after the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829.
The Old Mill
South Perth		 1835 [2] also known as Shenton's Mill. Original building built in 1833 was destroyed in 1834.
The Old Court House
Supreme Court Gardens, Perth		 Built between 1836 and 1837 [3] The city's oldest surviving public building. Designed by HW Reveley. Currently house the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum.
Tranby House
Maylands		 Built in 1839 [4] Built by a group of devout Methodists known as the Tranby People who arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1830.[5]

1840s
All Saints Church
Upper Swan		 Built between 1838 and 1840 [6] The oldest still-standing church in Western Australia.
St John's Pro-Cathedral
18 Victoria Avenue, Perth		 Between 1843 and 1844 [7] The earliest Roman Catholic church building constructed in Western Australia.

1850s
Old Perth Boys School
139 St. Georges Terrace, Perth		 1854 [8] Taken over by the Technical College in 1898 - owned by the National trust (WA) and now occupied by a cafe/restaurant.
Perth Gaol
Northbridge, behind Western Australian Museum		 Built in 1856 [9]
The Cloisters
200 St. Georges Terrace, Perth		 Built in 1858 [10] Designed by Richard Roach Jewell for Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale. Served as W.A.'s first boys' secondary school
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle		 Between 1852 and 1859 [11]
The Deanery
Corner of St. Georges Terrace and Pier Street, Perth		 Built in 1859 [12] Built as a residence for the first Dean of Perth.
Bishop's House
Corner Spring Street and Mounts Bay Road, Perth.		 Built in 1859 [13] Residence of Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale

1860s
Archbishop's Palace
41 Victoria Square, Perth		 First stage completed 1860 [14] Built by Bishop Joseph Serra who became Catholic Bishop of Perth
Barracks Arch
266 St. Georges Terrace, Perth		 Built in 1863 [15] Built to house the retired Pensioner Forces. The two wings on each side of the entrance were demolished in the 1960s to make way for the Mitchell Freeway. The Government of the day - led by David Brand - intended to demolish the entire structure, but the public outrage was so great they were, reluctantly, forced into a compromise, and the arch was saved. Students who formed a human ring around the arch were labelled hooligans by the Government.
Government House
St. Georges Terrace, Perth		 Between 1859 and 1864 [16] Official residence of the Governor of Western Australia
Fremantle Arts Centre
Finnerty Street, Fremantle		 Between 1861 and 1864 [17] Originally built as the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum
Trinity Church
72 St. Georges Terrace, Perth		 Partly obscured Trinity congregational chapel was built in 1865. Church (foreground pictured) built in 1897. [18] Chapel designed by Richard Roach Jewell. Hosted the first meeting of the Karrakatta Club in 1894.
St Mary's Cathedral
41 Victoria Square, Perth		 Western end was begun in 1865 [19] Currently undergoing major renovations

1870s
Perth Town Hall
Corner Barrack and Hay Streets, Perth		 Between 1868 and 1870 [20] Built using convict labour
Wesley Church
75 William Street, corner Hay Street		 1870 [21]
St. Mary's Church
Middle Swan		 1870 [22] Located near the site of an earlier octagonal church which had been built in 1839
Central Government Offices
Barrack Street, Perth		 1874 [23] Comprises the former Treasury buildings and Titles Office buildings bounded by Barrack St, St Georges Tce and Cathedral Avenue.

1880s
Fremantle Grammar School
200 High Street, Fremantle		 1885 [24] Established by Henry Briggs as an Anglican public school
Fremantle Town Hall
8 William Street, Fremantle		 1887 [25]
Court Hotel
Beaufort Street, Northbridge		 1888 [26]
St George's Cathedral
2 Cathedral Avenue, Perth		 Completed in 1888 [27] Currently undergoing a major renovation

1890s
The Weld Club
4 Barrack Street, Perth		 1892 [28] designed by Talbot Hobbs
Perth railway station
Wellington Street, Perth		 1893 to 1894 [29] designed by George Temple-Poole
The Palace Hotel
William Street and St. Georges Terrace, Perth		 1896 [30] Currently offices for Bank of Western Australia
The Esplanade Hotel
Marine Terrace, Fremantle		 1896 [31] [32]
Two-storey residences
237-241 Beaufort Street, Highgate		 1897 [33] Currently used as doctors' and dentists' surgeries, and private residences
Fremantle Markets
Market Street, Fremantle		 Commenced in 1897 [34] Design - H.J. Eales and Charles Oldham.
Perth Mint
310 Hay Street, Perth		 Foundation stone was laid in 1896 and competed in 1899 [35] Australia's oldest operating mint
Old Perth Observatory
4 Havelock St, West Perth		 Construction completed 1896 and officially opened in 1900 [36] National Trust, WA branch Headquarters. Design - George Temple-Poole
Jubilee Building
North Perth		 completed in 1899 [37] Part of the Western Australian Museum
The Cliffe
Peppermint Grove		 constructed in 1894 [38] designed by Talbot Hobbs

1900s
The Old Perth Fire Station
Perth		 1900 [39] First purpose-built fire station in WA, operated until 1979. Now the FESA Fire Safety Education Centre & Museum
His Majesty's Theatre
Perth		 1904 [40] Constructed at the time of the Western Australian gold rush, it was the largest theatre in Australia, and had seating for over 2,500 people. It is believed to be the only remaining working Edwardian theatre in Australia.
The North Mole Lighthouse
Fremantle		 1906 [41] This cast iron light tower, together with its southern twin, are the only remaining navigation lights of this design in this State.

1910s
The Old Perth Technical School
Perth		 1910 [42] First tertiary institution in WA.
The Albany Bell Castle 1914 [43] Bakehouse Factory, expression with considerable elaboration of details, towers, battlements, generous natural lighting and garden setting, is uncommon in the Western Australian community

See also

References

  1. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=896
  2. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=2394
  3. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=26&place_seq=1948
  4. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=2&place_seq=2411
  5. ^ http://www.ntwa.com.au/places/perthproperties/tranbyHeritage.shtml
  6. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=2&place_seq=2492
  7. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2130
  8. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2117
  9. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=8&place_seq=1965
  10. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2119
  11. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=1014
  12. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=2100
  13. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2093
  14. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2126
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  17. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=875
  18. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=2105&offset=19&view=description
  19. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?place_seq=2124
  20. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=1953
  21. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2003
  22. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=20&place_seq=2496
  23. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=1973
  24. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=894
  25. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=1015
  26. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=1966
  27. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=2102
  28. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=1950
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  31. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=3&place_seq=947
  32. ^ http://www.esplanadehotelfremantle.com.au/index.history.4082.html A short history of the building
  33. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=46&place_seq=25349
  34. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=1006
  35. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2166
  36. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2240
  37. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=1&place_seq=1962
  38. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/The%20Cliffe%2007-05(P-AD).PDF
  39. ^ http://www.fesa.wa.gov.au/internet/default.aspx?MenuID=87
  40. ^ http://www.hismajestystheatre.com.au/
  41. ^ "Entry AHD16653". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=16653. 
  42. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/viewplace.html?offset=0&place_seq=2116
  43. ^ http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/A%20Reg/Albany%20Bell%20Castle%20(I).PDF

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