Shops

Author

City of Perth

Place Number

26671

Location

69-75 Barrack Street Perth

Location Details

Other Name(s)

61-73 Barrack Street
Webb and Webb Photographer

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1920

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage Area Adopted 05 Aug 2009

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 Category 2

Parent Place or Precinct

10903 Barrack Street Precinct

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 shops at street level. Shop fronts not original. Original fabric at first floor level with infill glazing panels not original. Original parapet and pediment. Awning may be original.

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 at Nos. 63-75 was originally Nos. 101-113, and for a long time (c. 1920s to at least 1949) the ground floor (Nos. 63-69) was occupied Cecil Brothers Shoe Stores.

Integrity/Authenticity

High integrity. Medium authenticity.

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
'A City and its Setting' G. Seddon & D. Ravine 1986
Visual Assessment
Metropolitan Water Supply Survey plan (Cons 4156/6) State Records Office of WA
Post Office Directories State Library of Western Australia

Other Keywords

Local Heritage Area - Barrack Street (Adopted 5 August 2009)

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Other
Original Use COMMERCIAL Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Stripped Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

15 Apr 2021

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Dec 2023

Disclaimer

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