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Leather Shop

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

15977
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Location

92-94 Barrack St Perth

Location Details

Also part of Central Perth Precinct P15846

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1913 to 1917

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage Area Adopted 05 Aug 2009

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment Current 27 Feb 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES 31 Dec 1999

Heritage Council
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 2

Category 2

Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality.
Municipal Inventory Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001 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.

Statement of Significance

The place has historical value as a commercial building constructed in Perth c. 1895 during the period of expansion and development that followed the gold rush of the 1890s.
It has aesthetic significance for its contribution to the Barrack Street streetscape.

Physical Description

Two storey commercial building, with extensive stucco work to battlement parapet, projecting cornice and pilasters. Label moulding and decorative pilasters to sash windows. Loss of detail to shopfronts at ground level.

History

Barrack Street was so named because it is located adjacent to the parade ground and barracks set aside for the original planning of Perth for offices and soldiers. This area extended from St. Georges Terrace to Hay Street and from Barrack Street to Pier Street.
The barrack ground formed the buffer in the original plan for Perth between the western commercial area and the eastern administrative part of town. The area became the site for various government buildings including the Town Hall in 1867. Barrack Street was subdivided in the 1890s.
A number of lots with narrow frontages were created but a number of investors bought adjacent lots to develop larger buildings.
Numerous businesses have occupied the multiple outlets within the building over the course of its history. It is difficult to determine the date of construction without deeper research, as there have been shops in this location since before 1893. It was typical in the late 1890s economic boom for buildings to be demolished and rebuilt, and also refurbished with a modern style in the Inter-War years.
The building used to be Nos. 130-132. Numbering changed in 1908. It was occupied by the Caris Bros, Ltd, watchmakers and jewellers, for many years (c. 1898 up to 1935). The Metropolitan Water Supply Survey plan (1943) shows a two storey building with cellars.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium integrity
Medium authenticity. Loss of detail to shop front at ground floor level but intact above.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
G. Seddon & D. Ravine, 'A City and its Setting,' Fremantle 1986
Cons 4156/24 Metropolitan Water Supply Survey plan State Records Office of WA
Post Office Directories State Library of Western Australia
Visual Assessment

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Creation Date

04 Feb 2002

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Approved

Last Update

06 Jun 2024

Disclaimer

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