Local Government
Victoria Park
Region
Metropolitan
323-327 Albany Hwy Victoria Park
Cnr King George St
Victoria Park
Metropolitan
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 15 Jun 2021 | Management Category 2 | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 05 Dec 1988 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 01 Jun 1990 | ||
Harrolds Chambers has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • The building is prominent on its corner setting, enhanced by the presence of the Coolgardie Chambers on the opposite corner; and • The building is a representative example of commercial Art Deco architectural design of the InterWar period.
This is a two storey Inter-War building, with shops at street level and offices above located on the corner of King George Street and Albany Highway. It addresses its corner position with a truncated corner entrance to the shop and a principal facade to King George Street, combining the entrance to the offices. It is a rendered masonry building with stepped parapets obscuring a hipped roof behind. The facade is articulated by pilasters, layered at the corner and running the full height of the buildings. The upper parapet is banded horizontally and there are simple decorative mouldings below the banding and above the ground floor windows. There is a suspended canopy over the shops.
Harrolds Chambers are named after Edmund Joseph Harrold (known as Ned). Both these Chambers and the Coolgardie Chambers positioned opposite, were built by Ned Harrold. According to oral history, Ned was part of Harrold and Murray, produce merchants, during the 1930s and World War II. The Chambers were built for investment purposes and developed for commercial use. Mr Harrold also owned the Broken Hill Hotel for a number of years.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Houghton, C. DU. | Oral Information |
Individual Building or Group
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| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
| Style |
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| Inter-War Art Deco |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
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