Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
1 City Farm Pl East Perth
Address was formerly 184 Brown Street, East Perth
Vacuum Oil Company Depot
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1930, Constructed from 1928 to 1932
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 06 May 2022 | |
| Heritage List | Adopted | 31 Aug 2021 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Assessed - Below Threshold | Current | 24 Nov 2006 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 2 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 13 Mar 2001 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 2 | |
The place is of aesthetic significance as an example of a commercial building constructed during the inter war period. The place is of historic significance because it reflects the way of life of the working people of Perth in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The place is of rarity value as an example of an industrial building in East Perth dating from the inter war period. It has achieved social value as City Farm.
Four red brick industrial buildings in a grouping around a service yard; brick gables, piers and concrete expressed on the exterior; steel roof trussing and corrugated pitched sheet roofing, currently asbestos cement.
Although East Perth was included on the plan for Perth from earliest surveys, the area remained substantially undeveloped until the period of expansion that accompanied the gold rush. Part of the area had been designated for cemetery purposes which probably detracted from its attractiveness for settlement. In 1884 East Perth has a population of 600 in 112 houses set amongst fruit and vegetable gardens and paddocks. By 1894 the population had more than doubled to 1300 residents and 245 houses and by 1904 it had increased to 6000 occupants’ of 1066 houses. The East Perth Primary School was planned in 1894 as a response to the needs of the growing population. East Perth developed as an industrial area. In the mid nineteenth century brickworks were established in the area. Later an abattoir and the gas works were amongst the industries established in the area. The presence of industries provided employment but also reduced the general attractiveness of the area for residential purposes. Despite this some grander homes were built in prominent locations in the area. Like Northbridge, the character of the area changed through the twentieth century as the population varied as a result of migration.
Low integrity. Authenticity - Largely as originally constructed with detail intact.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Perth Redevelopment Authority 'East Perth Heritage Study | Ronald Bodycoat, Duncan Stephen and Mecer Architects; MRA | 1994 | |
| 'The Development of Housing in Perth (1890-1915)'. Unpub. Thesis UWA | AIan Kelly | 1992 |
Council resolved to approve the entry of places on in the City Planning Scheme No. 2 Heritage List on 31 August 2021 and effective from 6 May 2022 upon the gazettal of City Planning Scheme No. 2 Amendment No. 46 and Local Planning Scheme No. 26\(Normalised Redevelopment Areas) Amendment No. 4
198-204 Brown Street
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Warehouse |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
| Style |
|---|
| Inter-War Free Classical |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
| Roof | ASBESTOS | Fibrous Cement, corrugated |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Rural industry & market gardening |
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