Industry House, East Perth

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

16505

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Location

212 Adelaide Tce East Perth

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Chamber of Manufacturers Insurance Bldg (CMI)

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1957

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	30 Jul 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01	YES	31 Dec 1999			Heritage Council
Survey of 20th Ctry Architecture	Completed	01 Mar 1988			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Indicative Place				Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	28 Mar 2023	Category 2	Category 2 Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Local Heritage Survey	Completed\Draft		Category 2	Category 2 Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Municipal Inventory	Completed\Draft	13 Mar 2001

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic significance as an excellent example of a 1950s Post-War International style of architecture.
It has historical and associative significance as a work of the well-known architectural firm Summerhayes and Associates.

Physical Description

Four storey reinforced concrete frame building. Building addresses the corner. Mostly sand brick walls to ground floor with the glazing above. adorn by vertical concrete elements. Precast concrete sun grille on western facade.

History

Summerhayes as an architectural firm was established in Kalgoorlie by Edwin Summerhayes in 1895, during the gold boom. The Perth office opened in 1897. In 1926 Edwin’s son Reginald Summerhayes joined and the company’s reputation grew under his influence. The third generation of architect, Geoffrey Summerhayes, joined the firm in 1952 and the name changed to Summerhayes and Associates. Together with Darryl Way, Colin Moore and Ralph Drexel, they became renowned for their Post-War International designs, one such being the five storey Chamber of Manufacturers Insurance (CMI) building at 212 Adelaide Terrace, on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hill Street.
The Chamber of Manufacturers Insurance which served Victoria, South Australia, West Australia and Tasmania, was bought out by Manufacturers Mutual Insurance (MMI) in 1989 which became Allianz Australia in 2000.The CMI office was erected in 1957, replacing a row of five terraced houses at 212-220 Adelaide Terrace. The Hill street elevation features concrete and face brick breeze blocks and the Adelaide Terrace elevation is panelled and glazed, with strong vertical lines. The corner has a concrete feature column with CMI in large lettering. There is a tennis court on the north side of the building, which was installed in 2004, replacing an earlier carpark, and a house at 44 Hill Street.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium level of integrity.
High level of authenticity. Intact.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Summerhayes & Associates	Architect	-	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
Cons 4156	Metropolitan Water Supply Survey Plans	State Records Office of WA
	Aerial Photographs	Landgate
	Visual Assessment
	Post Office Directories	State Library of Western Australia
	'The Architect'		1957 June

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg

Architectural Styles

Style
Post-War International

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Face Brick
Wall	CONCRETE	Pre-cast concrete panel

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

11 May 2002

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Approved

Last Update

28 Jun 2024

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