List of Art Deco buildings in Perth

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, Nedlands1938W G Leighton
Atlas Building8-10 The Esplanade, Perth1931F. G. B. Hawkins
Bank of NSW[2]899 Hay St, Perth1935
Clock Tower Building & Moon Cafe323 William Street, Northbridge[3]1930
De Feu & Co38 Roe St, Northbridge1939William G Bennett
Devon House729 Hay Street, Perth1937Baxter-Cox and Leighton
Family Stores471 Murray Street, PerthPoss 1930
Gledden Building731-737 Hay Street, Perth1938Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown
Harper's Buildings810-824 Hay Street, Perth1937Edwin Summerhayes
Hugh Howling Chemist935 Hay Street, Perthc1932Reginald Summerhayes
Motor House68 Milligan Street, Perth1937William G. Bennett, Powell, Cameron and Chisholm[4]
P&O Building56-58 William Street, Perth1930Hobbs, Smith and Forbes
Pensioners Funeral Service[5]359 Beaufort Street, Perth1937Samuel Rosenthal
Swan Building Society[6]215 James Street , Guildford1937

Apartments and residential buildings
Name Address Date Architect Image
Attunga Flats103 Thomas Street, Subiaco1937Marshall Clifton
Bellevue Mansions16 Bellevue Terrace, West Perth[7][8]late 1920sSamuel Rosenthal
Blue WatersCanning Highway, Como1954K. D'Alton
Bulwer Park Flats[9]196 Bulwer St, Perth1940Harold Krantz
Chisholm House32 Genesta Crescent, Dalkeith1939Oswald Chisholm[10]
Flats 72 Stirling Hwy[11]72 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands1938Howard Krantz
Glendower Flats15 Glendower Street, Perth
Greenough Flats[12]114 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands1940Horace Costello
Kylemore43 Jutland Parade, Dalkeith1937Horace Costello
Lawson Apartments2-4 Sherwood Court, Perth1937Hennessy, Hennessy & Co and Reginald Summerhayes
Mayfair Flats83 Carr Street, West Perth1936William G. Bennett[13]
New Court Flats[14]35 Mary Street, Highgate1940
Residence 135 Guildford Rd135 Guildford Road, Maylands
Rostrevor Flats[15]173 Goderich Street, Perth1937Cavanagh & Cavanagh
Preston Flats[16]264 Stirling Street, East Perth1940
Sabovsky Flats[17]55 Stirling Hwy Nedlands1940Howard Krantz
Tassia Court11 Parry Street, Perth1940
Torbay Flats[18]189 Stirling Hwy, Nedlands1938

Cinemas and theatres
Name Address Date Architect Image
Astor Theatre659 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley1939William T. Leighton
Cygnet Cinema (formerly Como Theatre)16 Preston Street, Como[19]1938William T. Leighton
Luna Leederville (formerly New Oxford Theatre)159 Oxford Street, Leederville1927Samuel B. Rosenthal
Plaza Theatre and Arcade650-658 Hay Street, Perth1937William G. Bennett
Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade700-704 Hay Street, Perth[20][21]1938William T. Leighton
Regal Theatre474 Hay Street, Subiaco1938William G. Bennett
Windsor Cinema98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands1937William T. Leighton
Wembley Lifecare Physiotherapy (former Wembley Theatre and Gardens)202 Cambridge Street, Wembley1937Frank Coote and Samuel Rosenthal

Educational buildings
Name Address Date Architect Image
MLC Barclay HouseCorry Lynn Road, Claremont1939
Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind (West Australian Ballet Company Centre) [22]134 Whatley Crescent, Maylands1937A. E. Clare
Perth Girls' School[23][24]2 Wellington Street, East Perth1936A. E. Clare, Len Green & Len Walters

Hotels and pubs
Name Address Date Architect Image
Cottesloe Beach Hotel (former Hotel Cottesloe)104 Marine Parade, cnr John Street, Cottesloe1937Hobbs, Forbes and Partners
Criterion Hotel (former Regatta Hotel)[25]560 Hay Street, Perth1937Hobbs and Forbes[26]
Highway Hotel/Coronado Hotel (Claremont Medical Centre)[27]206 Stirling Highway, Claremont1940Reginald Summerhayes, Marshall Clifton
Raffles HotelCanning Highway, Applecross1937William G. Bennett

Industrial buildings
Name Address Date Architect Image
East Perth Power Station11 Summers Street, East Perth1938
Emu Brewery (Fmr) (Demolished 1991)[28]102 The Esplanade, Perth1938Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown
Lincoln Street Ventilation Stack57 Lincoln Street (cnr Smith Street), Highgate1941[29]A. E. Clare
Mackay's Aerated Waters[30]10-22 Money Street, Perth1943Powell, Cameron and Chisholm
Magnet House (Capitol Building)393 Murray Street, Perth1936
South Fremantle Power StationRobb Road, North Coogee1946
Former Michelides Tobacco Factory (Demolished 2014)88 Roe Street (cnr Lake Street), Northbridge[31]1936Oldham, Boas and Ednie-Brown

Institutional buildings and facilities
Name Address Date Architect Image
Centenary Pavilion, Royal Agricultural SocietyRoyal Show Grounds, 1 Ashton Ave, Claremont1929
Co-Masonic Temple[32]110 Brisbane Street, Perth1936William G. Bennett
Karrakatta Cemetery ColumbariumRailway Road, Karrakatta
King Edward Memorial Hospital EntranceBagot Road, Subiaco1938A. E. Clare
Masonic Hall (Druids Hall)[33]130 Guildford Rd, Maylands1937
Perth Dental Hospital (now WA Country Health Service)[34]189 Wellington Street, Perth1936Reginald Summerhayes & George Rowe
Royal Perth Hospital A Block and Wellington Street Entrance[35]197 Wellington Street, Perth1939/1942A. E. Clare
St. John’s Ambulance Building (Perth City YHA )300 Wellington Street, Perth[36]1939Ochiltree and Hargrave
St. John Ambulance Claremont Sub Centre[37]282 Stirling Hwy, Claremont1965
Swan Army Barracks East Wing2 Francis St, Northbridge1939M Finlayson

Religious buildings
Name Address Date Architect Image
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth264 St Georges Terrace (cnr Elder Street), Perth1939Ochiltree & Hargrave
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Helene & St Constantine[38]20 Parker Street, Northbridge1937Harold Boas of Oldham, Boas & Ednie Browne
Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish154 Canning Highway, East Fremantle1940William Tracey (Cavanagh and Cavanagh)
St Columba's Church[39]25 Forrest Street, South Perth1937Edgar le Blond Henderson
St Mary’s Anglican Church9 Ridge Street, South Perth1936William G. Bennett (Eales, Cohen and Bennett)

Public buildings and facilities
Name Address Date Architect Image
Tivoli Hall (former Applecross District Hall)Canning Beach Road (cnr Kintail Road), ApplecrossEales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge
Christian Lyon Building (former electrical substation)496 Stirling Highway, Cottesloe
Claremont Municipal Chambers[40]308 Stirling Highway, Claremont1935Reginald Summerhayes
Edith Dircksey Cowan MemorialKings Park, Perth1934Harold Boas
Guildford Council Chambers[41]97 James Street , Guildford1900 Remodelled 1937John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge

Guildford Fire Station[42]2 Meadow Street , Guildford1934K C Duncan
Guildford Town Hall[43]99 James Street (cnr Meadow Street), Guildford1937John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and Fitzhardinge
Camelot Cinemas (former Mosman Park Memorial Hall)Lochee Street, Mosman Park1939Kreitmeyer and Rowe
McNess Memorial FountainFlorence Hummerston Reserve, Perth1940William G Bennett
Nedlands Park Masonic Hall6-8 Broadway, Crawley1935William G. Bennett
Sir J. J. Talbot Hobbs MemorialSupreme Court Gardens, Perth1940Hobbs, Winning and Leighton

Sports buildings
Name Address Date Architect Image
Nedlands Tennis ClubCnr Bruce Street and Gallop Road1937Harold Krantz and Neil Perkins
Mount Lawley Bowls ClubCnr Storthes and Rookwood Streets, Mount Lawley1936William G. Bennett
Perth Oval Entrance[44]27 Bulwer Street, Perth,1933City Engineers Office

Country buildings
Name Address Date Architect Image
Lord Forrest Olympic PoolCnr Cassidy and McDonald Streets, Kalgoorlie1938William G. Bennett
Sawyers Valley Tavern10860 Great Eastern Hwy Sawyers Valley[45]1937William G. Bennett

Non Deco buildings of the era
Name Address Date Architect Image
Carlton Hotel248-260 Hay Street (cnr Goderich Street), East Perth1928Eales and Cohen
Walsh's Building88 William Street, Perth1923Talbot Hobbs
  • Art deco building next door to the Windsor Cinema in Nedlands
  • Cafe Taimo, Nedlands

References
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