Sol Cafe (fmr)

Author

City of Nedlands

Place Number

13690

Location

26 Stirling Hwy Nedlands

Location Details

Corner of Bruce Street.

Local Government

Nedlands

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 15 Apr 1999

Statement of Significance

The Sole Cafe building has aesthetic. hlstoric and social cultural heritage value. Its prominent setting on a corner of Stirling Highway and Bruce Street gives it streetscape value. It is a good representative of lnter-War Art Deco design. As a cafe, it has attracted many people since i18 alteration for this purpose In the early 1990s.

Physical Description

Sol Cafe is a building of Inter-War Art Deco design. The cafe is on a prominent comer position on Stirling Highway. The building has a number of dements typical of an An Deco building with Penh regional influences. These include linear fenestration and a strong comer statement, allowing the building to have three dimesional depth. This two storey structure with a cantilevered verandah, was brought into prorninence by alterations to the ground floor and then operating as 'Belinda's Cafe' during the 1990s.

History

This building has been operating as a well known cafe/restaurant for a number of years. The 'flat') to the rear are totally independent of the proprietorship of the cafe.

Integrity/Authenticity

Good

Condition

Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use COMMERCIAL Restaurant
Original Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Two storey residence
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Two storey residence

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Functionalist

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof TILE Ceramic Tile
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Land allocation & subdivision

Creation Date

18 Jun 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Retired

Last Update

19 Sep 2022

Disclaimer

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