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City of Perth

Place Number

16451

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Location

41 Milligan St Perth

Location Details

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1929

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Completed\Draft		Category 2	Category 2 Considerable significance - Very important to the heritage of the locality.
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
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01	YES	31 Dec 1999			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The place has historical and aesthetic significance as an Inter-War commercial building constructed to cater for the motor industry.
It reflects the period of affluence and optimism following the end of World War 1 and the expansion of commercial businesses in the city following a period of considerable migration.

Physical Description

Two Storey commercial building with stepped parapet concealing the roof, vertical pilasters and late metal framed window openings. Considerable alterations to the building at ground level.

History

The 1897 Perth Town Lot does not show a building of the formation currently at No. 41 Milligan Street. The 1920s in Perth was characterised by economic prosperity and expansion. There was considerable migration from Britain and Europe encouraged by government sponsored settlement schemes leading to a period of consolidation in the city. There was continued commercial development including the construction of arcades, hotels and commercial buildings. In the 1920s the section of Milligan Street between Hay and Murray Streets on both sides were businesses mostly catering to the motor vehicle industry: motor trimmers (upholsterers), car sales yards, garages and the like. The 1929 Post Office Directory lists ‘New Building’ between No. 39 and No. 47 Milligan Street. The following year it is occupied by Perth Car Sales, with N. S. Cohen as manager. The place continued to be a car sales yard, later called Milligan Car Sales, up to at least 1949.
The State Library of WA holds a 1929 photograph of the building when first built. (014425PD). It shows a two-storey commercial building with a stepped parapet concealing the roof, vertical pilasters and late metal framed windows; both casement and hopper style. There is a suspended awning over the pavement, a customer entry on the south end, a wide entrance driveway on the north end, and a glazed shopfront to view cars on the shop floor.
The Metropolitan Water Supply Survey plan dated 1939 shows little detail; just a long brick building that extends to the rear of the lot.
The building was later a car rental outlet, with a martial arts school on the upper floor.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium level of integrity.
Medium level of authenticity. Loss of original detail at ground floor level but intact above.

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source
	Aerial Photographs	Landgate
	Post Office Directories	State Library of Western Australia
	Visual Assessment
Cons 4156/13A	Metropolitan Water Supply Survey Plans	State Records Office of Western Australia

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Chicagoesque

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Creation Date

06 May 2002

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Approved

Last Update

08 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.