Local Government
Victoria Park
Region
Metropolitan
315-317b Albany Hwy Victoria Park
Indian Restuarant,
Patch Theatre, Equator Restuarant
Victoria Park
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1903
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| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 15 Jun 2021 | Management Category 2 | |
The Victoria Park Library (fmr) has cultural heritage significance for the following reasons: • It is a place of cultural importance to the Victoria Park community, first as a library then later as a meeting place and theatre; and • The place is associated with the history of community social development as well as contributing to the streetscape of Albany Highway.
The Victoria Park Library (fmr) is a single storey rendered masonry building located at 315-317b Albany Highway. The building faces the intersection of Albany Highway and Harper Street. The corrugated steel hip roof is concealed by rendered masonry parapet walls. The building is divided into three separate tenancies from the street. The place has undergone significant alterations over time; however, some decorative detailing to the street elevation remains.
The Victoria Park Library was opened at the turn of the twentieth century by the Governor of the day Sir Edward Stone. The building was used as a meeting hall as well as a library. The meeting rooms were well used for the Oddfellows and Buffaloes as well as other community groups. The hall was also an attractive venue for dances and wedding receptions. In 1972 it became the home for Patch Theatre which continued to run the library and hall until 1980 when they moved to Burswood Road. The building was converted to a restaurant and was known as the Equator restaurant during the c1980s90s.
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| AU. DU. History of the Patch Theatre. GG History Collection. | Timeline | ||
| Cranfield, A; Dahalan, A. 1996. Case Study of Equator Restaurant/ Old Victoria Park Library. Curtin School of Architecture. | Report | 1996 |
Individual Building or Group
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| Other Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Theatre or Cinema |
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Library |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Restaurant |
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