Local Government
Subiaco
Region
Metropolitan
590 Hay St Subiaco
SRA Cnr Price & Tighe Sts
Commonwealth Industrial Gases (CIG)
Western Chemicals, Western Oxygen
Subiaco
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1930, Constructed from 1920
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| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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| RHP - Assessed - Below Threshold | Current | 29 Sep 2000 |
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The place has historic significance as a building representing the commercial and industrial development of the area of north Subiaco close to the railway from the Inter-War period to the period of redevelopment of the area in the 1990s. The building is a good and substantially intact example of the Inter-War Functionalist style.
A masonry construction commercial building comprising two intersecting office wings addressing Price and Tighe Streets. The focus of the building is the main entrance which is located between the two wings and addresses the corner. The entrance comprises a semi-circular shaped structure constructed of concrete with a door in the centre and a vertical ribbed effect to the façade. The original brick section of the building has cantilevered concrete awnings to the windows.
Originally Western Chemicals c1920, then Western Oxygen (1926-1935), Commonwealth Industrial Gases (CIG) (1935). Name change to BOC in 1994. The present plant and admin building was constructed in 1930s. Extensions to the original plant occurred as the need arose, with the east wing of the admin added in the late 1950s. Production ceased at the plant in the early 1980s. The entire company will relocate to Kewdale in 2001. (Ref: HCWA documentation.)
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Stephen and Mercer, original | Architect | - | - |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8709 | Subiaco redevelopment area : data sheets of heritage places. | Book | 1995 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Office or Administration Bldg |
| Original Use | INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING | Other |
| Style |
|---|
| Inter-War Functionalist |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | ASBESTOS | Other Asbestos |
| Wall | METAL | Steel |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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