List of Art Deco buildings in Perth
The Raffles Hotel in Applecross
This page is a list of historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Perth metropolitan area.
Office buildings
- Atlas Building, 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth
- Devon House, 729 Hay Street, Perth
- Gledden Building, 731-737 Hay Street, Perth
- Harper's Buildings, 810-824 Hay Street, Perth
- Walsh's Building, 88 William Street, Perth
- P&O Building, 56-58 William Street, Perth
Apartments and residential buildings
- Attunga Flats, 103 Thomas Street, Subiaco
- Bellevue Mansions, 16 Bellevue Terrace, West Perth[1][2]
- Blue Waters, Canning Highway, Como
- Chisholm House, 32 Genesta Crescent, Dalkeith
- Kylemore, 43 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith
- Former Lawson Flats (Lawson Apartments), 2-4 Sherwood Court, Perth
- Mayfair Flats, 83 Carr Street, West Perth
Cinemas and theatres
- Astor Theatre, 659 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley
- Former Blue Room Cabaret, 323 William Street, Northbridge[3]
- Former Como Theatre (Cygnet Cinema), 16 Preston Street, Como[4]
- Luna Leederville (formerly New Oxford Theatre), 159 Oxford Street, Leederville
- Plaza Theatre and Arcade, 650-658 Hay Street, Perth
- Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade, 700-704 Hay Street, Perth[5][6]
- Regal Theatre, 474 Hay Street, Subiaco
- Windsor Cinema, 98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands
Public buildings and facilities
- Former Applecross District Hall (Tivoli Hall), Canning Beach Road (cnr Kintail road), Applecross
- Claremont Council Offices, Stirling Highway, Claremont
- Guildford Town Hall & Library, 98 James Street (cnr Meadow Street), Guildford
- Lord Forrest Olympic Pool, Cnr Cassidy and McDonald Streets, Kalgoorlie
- Masonic Temple, 110 Brisbane Street, Vincent
- Former Mosman Park Memorial Hall (Camelot Cinemas), Lochee Street, Mosman Park
- Mount Lawley Bowls Club, Mount Lawley
- Nedlands Park Masonic Hall, 6-8 Broadway, Crawley
Institutional buildings and facilities
- Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial, Kings Park, Perth
- Karrakatta Cemetery Columbarium, Railway Road, Karrakatta
- King Edward Memorial Hospital Entrance, Bagot Road, Subiaco
- Former Royal Western Australian Institute for the Blind (former Senses Foundation Building, currently State Ballet Centre), 134 Whatley Crescent, Maylands
- Former St Johns Ambulance Building (Perth City YHA Building), 300 Wellington Street, Perth[7]
Hotels and pubs
- Carlton Hotel, 248-260 Hay Street (cnr Goderich Street), East Perth
- Former Hotel Cottesloe (Cottesloe Beach Hotel), 104 Marine Parade, Cnr John Street, Cottesloe
- Criterion Hotel (former Regatta Hotel Complex), 560 Hay Street, Perth
- Former Highway Hotel (former Coronado Hotel, currently Claremont Medical Centre), 206 Stirling Highway, Claremont
- Raffles Hotel, Canning Highway, Applecross
- Former Regatta Hotel (Criterion Hotel), 560 Hay Street, Perth[8]
Industrial buildings
- Former Emu Brewery, 102 The Esplanade, Perth (This building was demolished in 1991)[9]
- Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack, 57 Lincoln Street (cnr Smith Street), Highgate
- South Fremantle Power Station, Robb Road, North Coogee
- Former Michelides Tobacco Factory (Peter's Icecream/Tony Barlow), 88 Roe Street (cnr Lake Street), Northbridge[10](This building was demolished in 2014)
Religious buildings
- First Church of Christ, 264 St Georges Terrace, Perth
- St Mary’s Anglican Church complex, South Perth
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish, 154 Canning Highway, East Fremantle
Photo gallery
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Blue Waters art deco residence in Como
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Cygnet Cinema in Como
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A private house in Nedlands
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The Raffles hotel in Applecross
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Community Hall in Applecross
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Windsor Cinema in Nedlands
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Art deco building next door to the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands
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Astor Cinema, Mount Lawley (old colour scheme)
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Astor Cinema, Mount Lawley (current colour scheme)
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Luna Leederville Cinema, Leederville
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Senses Foundation building, Maylands
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Lawson Apartments, Perth
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Lincoln Street Vent
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Kylemore - 43 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith (side view from Wattle Ave)
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The interior of the Piccadilly Cinema
References
- ↑ Bellevue Mansions, 16 Bellevue Terrace, Kings Park, West Perth. A history of the art deco block of flats designed by Samuel Rosenthal Waltzing moderne, Winter 2002, p.19
- ↑ Taylor, Paul. Evolution of 16 Bellevue Terrace.Waltzing moderne, Autumn 2000, p.8-9+11
- ↑ Vincent Heritage: Heritage plaques
- ↑ Van Niekerk, Mike.(1987) Cygnet Theatre, originally named The Como Theatre - cinema designed by William T. Leighton. West Australian, 24 June 1987, p.58b-d
- ↑ Geneve, Vyonne.(1989) Description and some history of the many art deco cinemas in Perth, many by William T. Leighton. Fremantle arts review, June 1989, p. 21,
- ↑ Piccadilly Theatre - article about cinema designed by William T. Leighton. The West Australian, 24 June 1987, p.58
- ↑ Title St. John Centre. History of St. John Ambulance Association and its headquarters (opened 10 June 1940) Wellington Street Perth. Waltzing moderne, Vol. 10, no. 1 (Autumn 1997), p. 10, 11, 13,
- ↑ Hotel Regatta - details of classic art deco building by architect J.J. Talbot Hobbs. Arts unlimited, Dec./Jan. 1994, p.36-37
- ↑ Statement issued by the Art Deco Society about the brewery building. Newsletter (Art Deco Society of Western Australia), June 1991, p.3-4
- ↑ Heritage Council Database, Place No: 16354, Michelides Tobacco Factory (fmr)