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Protestant Hall (fmr), Perth

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

01969
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Location

160-162 Beaufort St Northbridge

Location Details

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1893 to 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 20 Jun 1988
State Register Registered 09 May 2006 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Municipal Inventory Adopted 13 Mar 2001 Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Municipal Inventory Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001 Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

Register of the National Estate Nominated 09 Aug 1988

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 07 Dec 1987

Heritage Council
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES 31 Dec 1999

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Indicative Place

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place is a fine and relatively intact example of a two storey brick, stucco, and iron building, with very fine interior spaces, in the Federation Free style.
The place provides evidence of the medical services and health insurance activities provided on a voluntary basis by Friendly Societies.
The place is rare as an extant two-storey Federation-period hall designed to include shops.
The relief of William of Orange is an unusual feature in the façade of a Western Australian building and contributes to the place’s distinctive appearance.
The place is rare as a surviving example of a hall built for a formerly dominant social phenomenon, the Friendly Society.

Physical Description

Two storied building with steeply-pitched gabled roof and prominent pediment. Street facade embellished with decorative stucco work including tourelles and decorative pilasters. Altered at street level.

History

The Protestant Alliance Friendly Society originated in Ballarat in the 1860s and was set up to provide for members’ families if the member couldn’t work. Members were mostly working class including miners, carpenters or miners. Friendly Societies were brought across to WA from the eastern states during the Gold Boom of the 1890s. The land the building was built was owned by a group of men who were associated with the Society which changed over time. The building was recorded in the 1902 rates book. In 1913 women were able to join the Society. Up to World War Two most working class people belonged to a Friendly Society. The shops at the front had multiple tenants during the 1940s and 1950s. Friendly Societies weren’t as important, and membership declined after the Government provided social services and healthcare.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium integrity.
Medium level of authenticity as the building has lost original detail.

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Duncan Stephen and Mercer Architects East Perth Study
Burswood Bridge and Road Project Northbridge Tunnel Area Heritage Assessment and Report by Ronald Bodycoat AMLFRAIA
3.52/165 COP Heritage Place File City of Perth
Register of Heritage Places Assessment document - Protestant Hall (fmr) 2005

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Insurance Building
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Community Hall\Centre
Present Use COMMERCIAL Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Painted Brick
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

07 Jun 2024

Disclaimer

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