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Lawson Flats

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

02092
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Location

Sherwood Ct Perth

Location Details

Cnr Esplanade

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1937

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List Adopted 20 Dec 1985
State Register Registered 01 Dec 1995 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 Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001 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.
Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.
Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey Completed

Heritage Council
Survey of 20th Ctry Architecture Completed 01 Mar 1988

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

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Permanent 25 Mar 1986

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 04 May 1981

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place is a rare example in Perth of a late 1930s, multi-storey, inner-city residential development.
The place is a fine example of Inter-War Commercial Palazzo style.
The massive, grand, form of the place is a city landmark, and specifically makes an important contribution to the streetscape of Sherwood Court and The Esplanade.
The apartment building is valued by the community for the prestigious calibre and diversity of its occupants.

Physical Description

Large multi-storied apartment building with symmetrical stone facade and simplified classical idioms.

History

The building was constructed in 1937 by the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society. The design was prepared by Melbourne architects Hennessy, Hennessy and Company with Perth architect Reginald Summerhayes. The construction of the Lawson Flats was a key part of an intensive building program which signalled that the building industry in Perth had recovered from the economic depression in the first half of the 1930s. The building included a restaurant, laundry and caretaker’s flat on the ground floor. The Perth Club was located on the first and second floors, which was then occupied by the Karrakatta Club, a private women’s club. The other floors comprised of residential flats.

Integrity/Authenticity

High level of integrity as it continues to be used for its purposes.

High level of authenticity as the building retains original external and internal detailing.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
CML Insurance; Concrete Construction (WA) Ltd; Hennessy & Hennessy; Karrakatta Club (est 1894); Pert Architect - -

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Draft Municipal Heritage Inventory City of Perth 2001
720.9941 WES Western Towns and Buildings pp 214, 276 by Pitt Morrison, M and White J 1979
1.12/78 Heritage Place File City of Perth
Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation Lawson Flats 1995

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9197 Lawson flats Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2008
6705 Lawson Flats : various articles and newspaper clippings. Journal article 2004
9087 Lawson apartments. Journal article 2008

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Flats\Apartment Block
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Flats\Apartment Block

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Commercial Palazzo

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Jul 2024

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.