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List of Art Deco buildings in Perth

This page is a list of historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area.

Commercial buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Art Deco Shop (Persian Carpet Gallery)[1] 102 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 W G Leighton  
Atlas Building 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth 1931 F. G. B. Hawkins  
Bank of NSW[2] 899 Hay St, Perth 1935  
Clock Tower Building & Moon Cafe 323 William Street, Northbridge[3] 1930  
De Feu & Co 38 Roe St, Northbridge 1939 William G Bennett  
Devon House 729 Hay Street, Perth 1937 Baxter-Cox and Leighton  
Family Stores 471 Murray Street, Perth Poss 1930  
Gledden Building 731-737 Hay Street, Perth 1938 Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown  
Harper's Buildings 810-824 Hay Street, Perth 1937 Edwin Summerhayes  
Hugh Howling Chemist 935 Hay Street, Perth c1932 Reginald Summerhayes  
Motor House 68 Milligan Street, Perth 1937 William G. Bennett, Powell, Cameron and Chisholm[4]  
P&O Building 56-58 William Street, Perth 1930 Hobbs, Smith and Forbes  
Pensioners Funeral Service[5] 359 Beaufort Street, Perth 1937 Samuel Rosenthal  
Swan Building Society[6] 215 James Street , Guildford 1937  

Apartments and residential buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Attunga Flats 103 Thomas Street, Subiaco 1937 Marshall Clifton  
Bellevue Mansions 16 Bellevue Terrace, West Perth[7][8] late 1920s Samuel Rosenthal
Blue Waters Canning Highway, Como 1954 K. D'Alton  
Bulwer Park Flats[9] 196 Bulwer St, Perth 1940 Harold Krantz  
Chisholm House 32 Genesta Crescent, Dalkeith 1939 Oswald Chisholm[10]  
Flats 72 Stirling Hwy[11] 72 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 Howard Krantz  
Glendower Flats 15 Glendower Street, Perth  
Greenough Flats[12] 114 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1940 Horace Costello  
Kylemore 43 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith 1937 Horace Costello  
Lawson Apartments 2-4 Sherwood Court, Perth 1937 Hennessy, Hennessy & Co and Reginald Summerhayes  
Mayfair Flats 83 Carr Street, West Perth 1936 William G. Bennett[13]
New Court Flats[14] 35 Mary Street, Highgate 1940  
Residence 135 Guildford Rd 135 Guildford Road, Maylands  
Rostrevor Flats[15] 173 Goderich Street, Perth 1937 Cavanagh & Cavanagh  
Preston Flats[16] 264 Stirling Street, East Perth 1940  
Sabovsky Flats[17] 55 Stirling Hwy Nedlands 1940 Howard Krantz  
Tassia Court 11 Parry Street, Perth 1940  
Torbay Flats[18] 189 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938  

Cinemas and theatres

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Astor Theatre 659 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley 1939 William T. Leighton  
Cygnet Cinema (formerly Como Theatre) 16 Preston Street, Como[19] 1938 William T. Leighton  
Luna Leederville (formerly New Oxford Theatre) 159 Oxford Street, Leederville 1927 Samuel B. Rosenthal  
Plaza Theatre and Arcade 650-658 Hay Street, Perth 1937 William G. Bennett  
Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade 700-704 Hay Street, Perth[20][21] 1938 William T. Leighton  
Regal Theatre 474 Hay Street, Subiaco 1938 William G. Bennett  
Windsor Cinema 98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands 1937 William T. Leighton  
Wembley Lifecare Physiotherapy (former Wembley Theatre and Gardens) 202 Cambridge Street, Wembley 1937 Frank Coote and Samuel Rosenthal

Educational buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
MLC Barclay House Corry Lynn Road, Claremont 1939  
Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind (West Australian Ballet Company Centre)[22] 134 Whatley Crescent, Maylands 1937 A. E. Clare  
Perth Girls' School[23][24] 2 Wellington Street, East Perth 1936 A. E. Clare, Len Green & Len Walters  

Hotels and pubs

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Cottesloe Beach Hotel (former Hotel Cottesloe) 104 Marine Parade, cnr John Street, Cottesloe 1937 Hobbs, Forbes and Partners  
Criterion Hotel (former Regatta Hotel)[25] 560 Hay Street, Perth 1937 Hobbs and Forbes[26]  
Highway Hotel/Coronado Hotel (Claremont Medical Centre)[27] 206 Stirling Highway, Claremont 1940 Reginald Summerhayes, Marshall Clifton  
Raffles Hotel Canning Highway, Applecross 1937 William G. Bennett  

Industrial buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
East Perth Power Station 11 Summers Street, East Perth 1938  
Emu Brewery (Fmr) (Demolished 1991)[28] 102 The Esplanade, Perth 1938 Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown
Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack 57 Lincoln Street (cnr Smith Street), Highgate 1941[29] A. E. Clare  
Mackay's Aerated Waters[30] 10-22 Money Street, Perth 1943 Powell, Cameron and Chisholm  
Magnet House (Capitol Building) 393 Murray Street, Perth 1936  
South Fremantle Power Station Robb Road, North Coogee 1946  
Former Michelides Tobacco Factory (Demolished 2014) 88 Roe Street (cnr Lake Street), Northbridge[31] 1936 Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown  

Institutional buildings and facilities

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Centenary Pavilion, Royal Agricultural Society Royal Show Grounds, 1 Ashton Ave, Claremont 1929  
Co-Masonic Temple[32] 110 Brisbane Street, Perth 1936 William G. Bennett  
Karrakatta Cemetery Columbarium Railway Road, Karrakatta
King Edward Memorial Hospital Entrance Bagot Road, Subiaco 1938 A. E. Clare  
Masonic Hall (Druids Hall)[33] 130 Guildford Rd, Maylands 1937  
Perth Dental Hospital (now WA Country Health Service)[34] 189 Wellington Street, Perth 1936 Reginald Summerhayes & George Rowe  
Royal Perth Hospital A Block and Wellington Street Entrance[35] 197 Wellington Street, Perth 1939/1942 A. E. Clare  
St. John’s Ambulance Building (Perth City YHA ) 300 Wellington Street, Perth[36] 1939 Ochiltree and Hargrave  
St. John Ambulance Claremont Sub Centre[37] 282 Stirling Hwy, Claremont 1965  
Swan Army Barracks East Wing 2 Francis St, Northbridge 1939 M Finlayson  

Religious buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth 264 St Georges Terrace (cnr Elder Street), Perth 1939 Ochiltree & Hargrave  
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Helene & St Constantine[38] 20 Parker Street, Northbridge 1937 Harold Boas of Oldham, Boas & Ednie Browne  
Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish 154 Canning Highway, East Fremantle 1940 William Tracey (Cavanagh and Cavanagh)
St Columba's Church[39] 25 Forrest Street, South Perth 1937 Edgar le Blond Henderson  
St Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Ridge Street, South Perth 1936 William G. Bennett (Eales, Cohen and Bennett)  

Public buildings and facilities

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Tivoli Hall (former Applecross District Hall) Canning Beach Road (cnr Kintail Road), Applecross Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge  
Christian Lyon Building (former electrical substation) 496 Stirling Highway, Cottesloe
Claremont Municipal Chambers[40] 308 Stirling Highway, Claremont 1935 Reginald Summerhayes  
Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial Kings Park, Perth 1934 Harold Boas  
Guildford Council Chambers[41] 97 James Street , Guildford 1900 Remodelled 1937 John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge

 

Guildford Fire Station[42] 2 Meadow Street , Guildford 1934 K C Duncan  
Guildford Town Hall[43] 99 James Street (cnr Meadow Street), Guildford 1937 John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge  
Camelot Cinemas (former Mosman Park Memorial Hall) Lochee Street, Mosman Park 1939 Kreitmeyer and Rowe  
McNess Memorial Fountain Florence Hummerston Reserve, Perth 1940 William G Bennett  
Nedlands Park Masonic Hall 6-8 Broadway, Crawley 1935 William G. Bennett  
Sir J. J. Talbot Hobbs Memorial Supreme Court Gardens, Perth 1940 Hobbs, Winning and Leighton  

Sports buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Nedlands Tennis Club Cnr Bruce Street and Gallop Road 1937 Harold Krantz and Neil Perkins  
Mount Lawley Bowls Club Cnr Storthes and Rookwood Streets, Mount Lawley 1936 William G. Bennett  
Perth Oval Entrance[44] 27 Bulwer Street, Perth, 1933 City Engineers Office  

Country buildings

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Lord Forrest Olympic Pool Cnr Cassidy and McDonald Streets, Kalgoorlie 1938 William G. Bennett
Sawyers Valley Tavern 10860 Great Eastern Hwy Sawyers Valley[45] 1937 William G. Bennett  

Non Deco buildings of the era

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Name Address Date Architect Image
Carlton Hotel 248-260 Hay Street (cnr Goderich Street), East Perth 1928 Eales and Cohen  
Walsh's Building 88 William Street, Perth 1923 Talbot Hobbs  
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    Art deco building next door to the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands
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    Cafe Tiamo, Nedlands

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Windsor Theatre and Commercial Building". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Bank of NSW". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ Vincent Heritage: Heritage plaques
  4. ^ "Motor House, Perth". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Bowra and O'Dea". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Building Society". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Taylor, Paul. Evolution of 16 Bellevue Terrace.Waltzing moderne, Autumn 2000, p.8-9+11
  9. ^ "Bulwer Park Flats". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Chisholm House (fmr)". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Apartments". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Greenough Flats". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Mayfair Flats". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  14. ^ "New Court Flats". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Rostrevor Flats". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Preston Flats". Heritage Council of Western Australia.
  17. ^ "Apartment/Flats: 55 Stirling Highway". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Torbay Flats". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  19. ^ 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
  20. ^ 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,
  21. ^ Piccadilly Theatre - article about cinema designed by William T. Leighton. The West Australian, 24 June 1987, p.58
  22. ^ "Royal WA Institute for the Blind". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Perth Girls' School". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Perth Girls' School". Australian Heritage Database. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  25. ^ "Criterion Hotel". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  26. ^ Hotel Regatta - details of classic art deco building by architect J.J. Talbot Hobbs. Arts unlimited, Dec./Jan. 1994, p.36-37
  27. ^ "Highway Hotel (Former)". Australian Heritage Database. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  28. ^ Statement issued by the Art Deco Society about the brewery building. Newsletter (Art Deco Society of Western Australia), June 1991, p.3-4
  29. ^ "Assessment Documentation" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia.
  30. ^ "Mackay's Aerated Waters Factory". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  31. ^ Heritage Council Database, Place No: 16354, Michelides Tobacco Factory (fmr)
  32. ^ "Co-Masonic Temple". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  33. ^ "Druids Hall". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  34. ^ "Perth Dental Hospital". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  35. ^ "Royal Perth Hospital A & N Block". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  36. ^ 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,
  37. ^ Town of Claremont Local Government Inventory 2014, Assessment 2077
  38. ^ "Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Helene & St Constantine". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  39. ^ "St Columba's Church". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  40. ^ "Claremont Council Offices & Surroundings". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  41. ^ "Guildford Town Hall and Library". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  42. ^ "Guildford Fire Station and Quarters". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  43. ^ "Guildford Town Hall and Library". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  44. ^ "Perth Oval Entrance". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  45. ^ "Sawyers Valley Tavern". State Heritage.
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