List of Art Deco buildings in Perth

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This page is a list of historically significant Art Deco and Moderne buildings in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area.

Commercial buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Art Deco Shop (Persian Carpet Gallery)[1] 102 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 W G Leighton 102StirlingHighway202101 (1)ED.jpg
Atlas Building 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth 1931 F. G. B. Hawkins Atlas Gnangarra (43 of 71).jpg
Bank of NSW[2] 899 Hay St, Perth 1935 BankNSW2020.jpg
Clock Tower Building & Moon Cafe 323 William Street, Northbridge[3] 1930 323WilliamsStreet202009(2).jpg
De Feu & Co 38 Roe St, Northbridge 1939 William G Bennett DeFue38RoeStreet202009 (3).jpg
Devon House 729 Hay Street, Perth 1937 Baxter-Cox and Leighton Devon House Perth.jpg
Family Stores 471 Murray Street, Perth Poss 1930 471 Murray Street (1)2020.jpg
Gledden Building 731-737 Hay Street, Perth 1938 Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown Gledden 003.JPG
Harper's Buildings 810-824 Hay Street, Perth 1937 Edwin Summerhayes Harper's Buildings Perth.jpg
Hugh Howling Chemist 935 Hay Street, Perth c1932 Reginald Summerhayes HughHowlingChemist935HayStreet2.jpg
Motor House 68 Milligan Street, Perth 1937 William G. Bennett, Powell, Cameron and Chisholm[4] Motor House Perth.jpg
P&O Building 56-58 William Street, Perth 1930 Hobbs, Smith and Forbes P&O Building Perth.jpg
Pensioners Funeral Service[5] 359 Beaufort Street, Perth 1937 Samuel Rosenthal PensionersFuneralParlour359BeaufortStreet202010 (2).jpg
Swan Building Society[6] 215 James Street , Guildford 1937 215JamesStreet202009 (1)ED.jpg

Apartments and residential buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Attunga Flats 103 Thomas Street, Subiaco 1937 Marshall Clifton
Bellevue Mansions 16 Bellevue Terrace, West Perth[7][8] late 1920s Samuel Rosenthal
Blue Waters Canning Highway, Como 1954 K. D'Alton BlueWaters8462.jpg
Bulwer Park Flats[9] 196 Bulwer St, Perth 1940 Harold Krantz Bulwer Park 196 Bulwer Street Perth WA 2020.jpg
Chisholm House 32 Genesta Crescent, Dalkeith 1939 Oswald Chisholm[10]
Flats 72 Stirling Hwy[11] 72 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 Howard Krantz 72StirlingHighway202101 (1).jpg
Glendower Flats 15 Glendower Street, Perth GlendowerFlats15GlendowerStreet202010 (1).jpg
Greenough Flats[12] 114 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1940 Horace Costello Greenough114StirlingHighway202101 (4)ED.jpg
Kylemore 43 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith 1937 Horace Costello Kylemore gnangarra 02.JPG
Lawson Apartments 2-4 Sherwood Court, Perth 1937 Hennessy, Hennessy & Co and Reginald Summerhayes Gnangarra (48 of 71).jpg
Mayfair Flats 83 Carr Street, West Perth 1936 William G. Bennett[13]
New Court Flats[14] 35 Mary Street, Highgate 1940 New Court 35 Mary Street Highate WA 6003.jpg
Residence 135 Guildford Rd 135 Guildford Road, Maylands 135GuildfordRoad202009 (1)ED.jpg
Rostrevor Flats[15] 173 Goderich Street, Perth 1937 Cavanagh & Cavanagh Rostrevor201101.jpg
Preston Flats[16] 264 Stirling Street, East Perth 1940 PrestonFlats264StirlingStreetPerth1.jpg
Sabovsky Flats[17] 55 Stirling Hwy Nedlands 1940 Howard Krantz 55StirlingHighway202101 (5)ED.jpg
Tassia Court 11 Parry Street, Perth 1940 TassiaCourt11ParryStreet202009(5).jpg
Torbay Flats[18] 189 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands 1938 TorbayFlats189StirlingHighway202101 (2).jpg

Cinemas and theatres[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Astor Theatre 659 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley 1939 William T. Leighton Astor MtLawley gobeirne.jpg
Cygnet Cinema (formerly Como Theatre) 16 Preston Street, Como[19] 1938 William T. Leighton Cygnet cinema 01 gnangarra.JPG
Luna Leederville (formerly New Oxford Theatre) 159 Oxford Street, Leederville 1927 Samuel B. Rosenthal New oxford gnangarra.JPG
Plaza Theatre and Arcade 650-658 Hay Street, Perth 1937 William G. Bennett Plaza Theatre and Arcade, January 2019 02.jpg
Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade 700-704 Hay Street, Perth[20][21] 1938 William T. Leighton Piccadilly-02.JPG
Regal Theatre 474 Hay Street, Subiaco 1938 William G. Bennett Regal Theatre, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Windsor Cinema 98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands 1937 William T. Leighton Windsor 01 gnangarra.JPG
Wembley Lifecare Physiotherapy (former Wembley Theatre and Gardens) 202 Cambridge Street, Wembley 1937 Frank Coote and Samuel Rosenthal

Educational buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
MLC Barclay House Corry Lynn Road, Claremont 1939 BarclayHouseMLC10CorryLynnRoad202101 (2)ED.jpg
Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind (West Australian Ballet Company Centre)[22] 134 Whatley Crescent, Maylands 1937 A. E. Clare SensesFoundation gobeirne.jpg
Perth Girls' School[23][24] 2 Wellington Street, East Perth 1936 A. E. Clare, Len Green & Len Walters PerthGirls2WellingtonStEastPerth.jpg

Hotels and pubs[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Cottesloe Beach Hotel (former Hotel Cottesloe) 104 Marine Parade, cnr John Street, Cottesloe 1937 Hobbs, Forbes and Partners
Criterion Hotel (former Regatta Hotel)[25] 560 Hay Street, Perth 1937 Hobbs and Forbes[26] Criterion Hotel, Perth 02.jpg
Highway Hotel/Coronado Hotel (Claremont Medical Centre)[27] 206 Stirling Highway, Claremont 1940 Reginald Summerhayes, Marshall Clifton Claremont medical centre 03.jpg
Raffles Hotel Canning Highway, Applecross 1937 William G. Bennett Raffles 01 gnangarra.JPG

Industrial buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
East Perth Power Station 11 Summers Street, East Perth 1938 East perth power gnangarra 01.JPG
Emu Brewery (Fmr) (Demolished 1991)[28] 102 The Esplanade, Perth 1938 Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown
Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack 57 Lincoln Street (cnr Smith Street), Highgate 1941[29] A. E. Clare Lincoln Street Sewer Vent - panoramio.jpg
Mackay's Aerated Waters[30] 10-22 Money Street, Perth 1943 Powell, Cameron and Chisholm MackayFactory8MoneyStreet202009 (1).jpg
Magnet House (Capitol Building) 393 Murray Street, Perth 1936 MagnetHouse393MurrayStreet1.jpg
South Fremantle Power Station Robb Road, North Coogee 1946 South Fremantle Power Station.jpg
Former Michelides Tobacco Factory (Demolished 2014) 88 Roe Street (cnr Lake Street), Northbridge[31] 1936 Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown Perth buildings gnangarra-113.jpg

Institutional buildings and facilities[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Centenary Pavilion, Royal Agricultural Society Royal Show Grounds, 1 Ashton Ave, Claremont 1929 Centenary pavilion at Claremont showgrounds.jpg
Co-Masonic Temple[32] 110 Brisbane Street, Perth 1936 William G. Bennett CoMasonicTemple110BrisbaneStreet202010 (3).jpg
Karrakatta Cemetery Columbarium Railway Road, Karrakatta
King Edward Memorial Hospital Entrance Bagot Road, Subiaco 1938 A. E. Clare King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women - Block A, Main Entrance.jpg
Masonic Hall (Druids Hall)[33] 130 Guildford Rd, Maylands 1937 MasonicHall130GuildfordRoad202009.jpg
Perth Dental Hospital (now WA Country Health Service)[34] 189 Wellington Street, Perth 1936 Reginald Summerhayes & George Rowe PerthDentalSchool202008.jpg
Royal Perth Hospital A Block and Wellington Street Entrance[35] 197 Wellington Street, Perth 1939/1942 A. E. Clare RoyalPerthHospitalBlockA202003.jpg
St. John’s Ambulance Building (Perth City YHA ) 300 Wellington Street, Perth[36] 1939 Ochiltree and Hargrave OIC perth cbd yha building.jpg
St. John Ambulance Claremont Sub Centre[37] 282 Stirling Hwy, Claremont 1965 StJohnAmbulance.jpg
Swan Army Barracks East Wing 2 Francis St, Northbridge 1939 M Finlayson SwanBarracks2FrancisStreet202009(1).jpg

Religious buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth 264 St Georges Terrace (cnr Elder Street), Perth 1939 Ochiltree & Hargrave First Church Of Christ Scientist Perth I.jpg
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Helene & St Constantine[38] 20 Parker Street, Northbridge 1937 Harold Boas of Oldham, Boas & Ednie Browne GreekOrthodoxChurchFrancisStreet202010 (1a).jpg
Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish 154 Canning Highway, East Fremantle 1940 William Tracey (Cavanagh and Cavanagh)
St Columba's Church[39] 25 Forrest Street, South Perth 1937 Edgar le Blond Henderson St Columba's Church 01.jpg
St Mary’s Anglican Church 9 Ridge Street, South Perth 1936 William G. Bennett (Eales, Cohen and Bennett) St Mary’s Anglican Church 02.jpg

Public buildings and facilities[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Tivoli Hall (former Applecross District Hall) Canning Beach Road (cnr Kintail Road), Applecross Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge Tivoli Applecross 01.jpg
Christian Lyon Building (former electrical substation) 496 Stirling Highway, Cottesloe
Claremont Municipal Chambers[40] 308 Stirling Highway, Claremont 1935 Reginald Summerhayes Claremont Council Offices 03.jpg
Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial Kings Park, Perth 1934 Harold Boas Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial1.jpg
Guildford Council Chambers[41] 97 James Street , Guildford 1900 Remodelled 1937 John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge

GuildfordCouncilChambers97JamesStreet202009 (1)ED.jpg

Guildford Fire Station[42] 2 Meadow Street , Guildford 1934 K C Duncan GuildfordFireStation2MeadowStreet202009 (1).jpg
Guildford Town Hall[43] 99 James Street (cnr Meadow Street), Guildford 1937 John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge GuildfordTownHall188JamesStreet202009(1)ED.jpg
Camelot Cinemas (former Mosman Park Memorial Hall) Lochee Street, Mosman Park 1939 Kreitmeyer and Rowe Camelot cinema 02.jpg
McNess Memorial Fountain Florence Hummerston Reserve, Perth 1940 William G Bennett McNessMemorialCornerStGeorgesTerraceAndMountStreet202007 (2).jpg
Nedlands Park Masonic Hall 6-8 Broadway, Crawley 1935 William G. Bennett Former Nedlands Masonic Lodge 05.jpg
Sir J. J. Talbot Hobbs Memorial Supreme Court Gardens, Perth 1940 Hobbs, Winning and Leighton Public art- Talbot Hobbs, Perth.jpg

Sports buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Nedlands Tennis Club Cnr Bruce Street and Gallop Road 1937 Harold Krantz and Neil Perkins Nedlands Tennis Club 08.jpg
Mount Lawley Bowls Club Cnr Storthes and Rookwood Streets, Mount Lawley 1936 William G. Bennett Mt Lawley Bowling Club 04.jpg
Perth Oval Entrance[44] 27 Bulwer Street, Perth, 1933 City Engineers Office PerthOval310PierStreetEastPerth202005 (4).jpg

Country buildings[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Lord Forrest Olympic Pool Cnr Cassidy and McDonald Streets, Kalgoorlie 1938 William G. Bennett
Sawyers Valley Tavern 10860 Great Eastern Hwy Sawyers Valley[45] 1937 William G. Bennett Sawyers Valley Tavern.jpg

Non Deco buildings of the era[]

Name Address Date Architect Image
Carlton Hotel 248-260 Hay Street (cnr Goderich Street), East Perth 1928 Eales and Cohen
Walsh's Building 88 William Street, Perth 1923 Talbot Hobbs Former Walsh's Building Perth.JPG

Photo gallery[]

  • Art deco building next door to the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands

  • Cafe Taimo, Nedlands

References[]

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