Commercial Building

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

26610

Location

92-94 William Street Perth

Location Details

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 26 Jun 2001
Heritage List Adopted 09 Jan 2004

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 2
Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 2
Municipal Inventory Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001

Parent Place or Precinct

16743 William & Wellington Street Precinct

Statement of Significance

The place is of aesthetic significance as an example of a commercial building constructed during the period of economic affluence and increased development that followed the gold boom. The place is of aesthetic significance because it contributes to the visual quality of its location. The place is of historic significance because it reflects the expansion and development of commerce and trade in the City of Perth in the early years of the twentieth century. The place is a representative example of a commercial building constructed in Perth during the period of development and consolidation following the gold boom.

Physical Description

Two storey commercial building with battlement parapet and a curved pediment at the northern end. Loss of original detail at ground floor level. Awning not original.

History

Example of a commercial building constructed in Perth during the period of expansion and development that followed the gold rush of the 1890s. In 1929 this building was the location of Cox Brothers which was a department store that sold furniture, drapers and fabric. In 1953 Clarkes and Mallabones retail shops were located in the building.

Integrity/Authenticity

Medium level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity as it has lost original detail at ground floor level but intact above.

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shopping Complex

Creation Date

18 Feb 2021

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Aug 2024

Disclaimer

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