Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
283-291 William St Northbridge
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1900
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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Heritage List | Adopted | 17 Mar 2015 |
Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 13 Feb 2004 |
Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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Category | ||||
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 3 | |
Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | Category 3 | ||
Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 3 |
The place has aesthetic significance as a single storey Federation Free Classical style building that contributes to the visual qualities of the highly intact streetscape. It reflects the economic changes in Western Australia, particularly the gold boom of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which resulted in heavy development of the street. The place has historic value as it represents a continuity of commercial use and reflects a multiplicity of uses which shaped the character and present diversity of the area.
Single storey commercial building with battlemented parapet and smoothly finished material to street facades embellished with pilasters and decorative capitals. Cantilevered awning.
The Northbridge area was a series of lakes and sandy swamps prior to colonisation. This area was used for market gardens from the 1830s. c.1845 William Street extended north from Wellington Street to Ellen Street (now Newcastle Street) and was named Hutt Street. Although aligned with William Street to the south, passage was not possible through Gooloogoolup (Lake Kingsford) to Hutt Street at the time. In 1873 the lakes were drained and in the late 1870s work began on the Fremantle to Guildford railway line with the Perth railway station constructed on the drained site of Lake Kingsford. In the late 1880s Hutt Street was on the periphery of the town with few buildings. The gold rushes of the 1890s had a profound effect on the state's economy and Hutt Street was one of the many streets of Perth that was heavily developed as a result. In 1897/8 Hutt Street was renamed William Street and by the turn of the century William Street south of Aberdeen Street was a busy commercial district. The construction of the Horseshoe Bridge in 1903 had a major impact on the role of William Street as an arterial road. A mixture of commercial, cultural and 'immoral' activities formed William Street's character. The present diverse social, cultural and commercial mix is a continuation of the character established around the turn of the century. Post Office directories show that in 1900 the building was occupied by a grocer, bootmaker, carpenter and laundry, and was originally Nos. 357-365 William Street. In 1949 the tenants included a draper, a restaurant, a fruiterer and Champion Butchers. The Metropolitan Water Supply Survey plan (1950) shows a row of four attached two storey shops on the north corner of Aberdeen Street at Nos. 283, 285, 287 and 291 William Street, with a truncated corner, and a verandah that extends to No. 187 on William Street, and for only a short length on Aberdeen Street. The rear of the buildings have various outbuildings including bathrooms and rear lane WCs, suggesting the buildings were both commercial (ground floor) and residential (upper floors).At 2022 the building is vacant, previously occupied by Shisha, a Persian Café/ Restaurant/Club
High level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity.
Fair
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Aerial Photographs | Landgate | ||
William Street Conservation Plan: A Heritage Assessment and Conservation Policy for the Buildings on the Eastern Strip of William Street between Roe and Aberdeen Streets | Building Mnagement Authority | November 1995 | |
Cons 4156/65 | Metropolitan Water Supply Survey Plans | State Records Office of WA | |
The Village Northbridge Heritage Inventory - Part 2 - Pages 175-349 | ACH Portal (Heritage) - Develop WA - MRA | August 2002 | |
CM 148021/20 | William Street Heritage Area Study | Palassis Architects | 2011 |
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Draft Municipal Inventory | City of Perth | ||
Post Office Directories | State Library of Western Australia | ||
Draft Municipal Heritage Inventory | City of Perth | 2001 | |
Visual Assessment | |||
Building Style |
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Restaurant |
Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
Type | General | Specific |
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Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
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