No.2 Substation, Murray Street

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02072

Location

325 Murray St Perth

Location Details

Also part of King Street Precinct Also part of the Central Perth Precinct P15846 Also a part of the Murray Street West Precinct P02729

Other Name(s)

Electric Light Substation
State Electricity Commission Sub Station

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage Area Adopted 12 May 2009
Heritage List Adopted 20 Dec 1985
State Register Registered 13 Aug 2013 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001 Category 2
Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 1
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 1
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES 31 Dec 1999
Register of the National Estate Permanent 25 Mar 1986
Classified by the National Trust Classified 04 May 1981

Parent Place or Precinct

25118 Electricity Substations, Perth

Physical Description

Single storey substation with rectangular facade details emphasised by section over the entrance. Extensive use of stucco decoration. Arched doorway to street.

History

Early substation constructed in 1914 to supply electricity to part of the City of Perth.

Integrity/Authenticity

Low level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity as it is largely as originally constructed but some alterations to windows.

Condition

No.2 Substation, Murray Street building fabric is in sound structural condition. Internal finishes are deteriorating and the building has suffered some vandalism since being vacated. Fair

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
C.T. Briggs, of Merz & McLellan, designed building & supervised installing plant Architect 1913 -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
9935 Electricity generation, transmission and distribution in Western Australia: representation on the register of heritage places. Report 2007
10188 No. 2 Substation (333 Murray Street St, Perth) Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2013
9716 Electricity generation, transmission and distribution in Western Australia: representation on the register of heritage places. Brochure 2007
10124 No. 2 Electric light sub-station 1914 and Murray Mews Murray St, Perth, western Australia. Heritage Study {Other} 2008

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use GOVERNMENTAL Power Station

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Painted Brick
Wall RENDER Smooth

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES Water, power, major t'port routes
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Government policy
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities
OCCUPATIONS Manufacturing & processing
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Government & politics
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Technology & technological change

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

28 Sep 2022

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