Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
810-820 Hay St Perth
Also part of King Street Precinct 2031
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1937 to 1938
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 20 Dec 1985 | |
| State Register | Registered | 23 Jun 2000 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 04 May 1981 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 25 Mar 1986 | ||
| Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey | Completed | |||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Completed\Draft | 13 Mar 2001 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 1 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 1 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 1 | |
02031 King Street Precinct
The place is an excellent example of the Inter-War Functionalist style, which contrasts with the buildings in the immediate vicinity and through its scale and treatments fits comfortably in its streetscape context. The place makes a significant aesthetic contribution to the streetscape of Hay Street and to the Hay/King Streets precinct, an area of acknowledged cultural heritage significance. The place is closely associated with Nathaniel Harper, a well-known entrepreneur in Western Australia from the 1890s to 1954, and with architects Edwin Summerhayes, who designed the place (1937), and with Yalumba Wines, for whom the basement was custom designed and built as a tasting room. The place retains much of its street frontage details above canopy level and principal spaces and therefore retains a high degree of authenticity. The place is one of several significant buildings constructed in Perth in the period of recovery after the Great Depression and prior to World War Two.
Asymmetrical brick massing with simple geometric shapes and slightly stepped skyline, long horizontal spandrel and 'ribbon' metal-framed windows, shop fronts ground level not original. A two storey brick concrete and iron building in the inter war functionalist style with four retail stores at the ground floor and offices above at the first floor and a two storey warehouse at the rear.
The building is a unique example of Art Deco architecture with colourful brick panels designed by Edward Summerhayes in 1937. It was built for Nathaniel Harper who redeveloped the shops and warehouse which had previously been built. Harper established several business enterprises in Perth and was involved in gold mining activities in New Zealand and Tasmania before he arrived in WA in the 1890s. Yalumba Wines moved to Perth from Fremantle and established a tasting room in the basement which was an innovation for the time. Yalumba remained a tenant until the 1960s. Other businesses included Maples a furniture shop and Arthur Pigeon a wireless engineer (radios).
High level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity as it has lost original detail at ground floor level but substantially intact above.
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| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| L J Rounsevell | Architect | - | - |
| Edward Summerhayes | Architect | - | - |
| Nathaniel Harper | Architect | - | - |
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCWA Assessment | |||
| 1.16/810 | COP Heritage Place File | ||
| Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation Harper's Buildings | 2000 | ||
| Draft Municapal Heritage Inventory | City of Perth | 2001 | |
| P1003501 | COP File |
Harper's Buildings (810-820 Hay Street)
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6390 | Pipe-dream to pipeline : the eventful life of Nathaniel W. Harper. | Book | 2001 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Shopping Complex |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shopping Complex |
| Style |
|---|
| Inter-War Functionalist |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | CONCRETE | Concrete Block |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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