Bairds Building (fmr)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01627

Location

491-493 Wellington St Perth

Location Details

also part of 2139 Also a part of Central Perth Precinct 15846

Other Name(s)

Commercial Building 491-493 Wellington Street
Levi Green's; Green's, Bairds Arcade; Myers

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1906

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted
Heritage List Adopted 09 Jan 2004
State Register Registered 22 Apr 2005 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
Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES
Local Heritage Survey Completed\Draft Category 1
Local Heritage Survey Adopted 28 Mar 2023 Category 1
Municipal Inventory Completed\Draft 13 Mar 2001

Parent Place or Precinct

16743 William & Wellington Street Precinct

Condition

Baird’s Building (fmr) underwent conservation works in 2010-2012 and is now in good condition. Internal pressed ceilings, original floors and staircase and other features were retained in the fit out.

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
Richard Joseph Dennehy Architect 1859 1939

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
6285 Images CD No. 17 : assessment photos 2002-2003. C D Rom 2003
6047 Images CD No. 11 : Central Perth Buildings C D Rom 2003
9159 Specification for alterations, additions and restoration works to existing heritage buildings comprising Baird, Globe and Wellington buildings 140 William Street, Perth. Heritage Study {Other} 2008
9971 Bairds Limited: A short history of the Company. Electronic 0
9972 ...Try Bairds. Electronic 0

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shopping Complex
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shopping Complex

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Style

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES Depression & boom
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

20 Nov 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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