South of the city
447 Canning Hwy, Bicton
447 Canning Highway, Bicton . A private dwelling. Sited on the top of the hill with views towards the city, this Interwar Funtionalist home with curved wrought iron ballustrading, balcony and curved windows with the emphasis on the horizontal is a wonderful example of a late 1930/40’s residence.
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Santa Maria College (1938) Moreing Rd, Attadale. Founded as a boarding and day college, in a similar fashion to Aquinas College, this beautiful location was chosen by the Mercy Order when Victoria Square became Mercedes College.
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Aquinas College (1938) 58 Mount Henry Rd, Salter Point (on the Mt Henry Peninsula). The Christian Brothers College in St. George’s Terrace split in 1938 with some day boys and boarders located to Aquinas College beautifully positioned overlooking the Canning River. Day boys moved from CBC to Trinity College in East Perth in 1962. The distinctive brick administration wing creates an imposing first impression of the college and is visible from Mt Henry Bridge. It is built in the Federation/ Arts and Crafts style of...
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Clontarf College, 295 Manning Road, Waterford Clontarf Aboriginal College is the former orphanage for boys operated by the Christian Brothers. During WW 2 it was used as a Training School for the RAAF and through its history it has housed and educated day boys and boarders, orphans and children from disadvantaged families, child migrants and aboriginal children. It is now also the venue of popular Saturday morning markets.
read moreJohn Bosco Chapel
John Bosco Chapel (1935-1941) 295 Manning Rd ,Waterford Architect: Marie Jackson. This Art Deco building is a fine example of the Inter-War Romanesque style and built by the Clontarf boys and Brothers. A narrow tower with an arcaded belfry is located in the south-eastern corner. An original chapel bell was a personal gift of the Archbishop of Perth who consecrated the building on December 20th, 1941. Soon after this time, the College was occupied by the RAAF for the remainder of the war years
read moreTivoli Theatre and Applecross District Hall
Tivoli Theatre and Applecross District Hall (1934) cnr Canning Beach Rd and Kintail Rd, Applecross. Architect: John Fitzhardinge of Eales, Cohen and William G. Bennett. This building has a strongly developed modern geometrical massing with monumental overtones of Art Deco Egyptian influences, like the pylons of Sydney Harbour Bridge.
read moreThe Raffles Hotel
The Raffles Hotel (1937) Canning Hwy ( near Canning Bridge) Applecross Architect: Redesigned by W G Bennett .It was originally built in 1850 and then it was renovated in a style reminiscent of its namesake in Singapore.It is in the Streamlined Moderne style and has a combined panorama of the two rivers – the Swan and the Canning. The Raffles Hotel beer garden (biergarten) was said to be the first of its kind in Australia. There was even a Raffles Hotel Special Ferry Service which left Barrack St. at 6pm and returned to the city at...
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Como Theatre (Cygnet) (1938) Preston St, Como Architect: WT Leighton. This theatre is a demonstration of the new functional approach to cinema design in the late 1930’s. The combination of one projection unit for both indoor auditorium and the outdoor picture garden was an innovation of the period. The tram line along Labouchere Rd and the Como jetty has long since disappeared, however the Como theatre remains a focal point in the area and still has the shop that existed then functioning as a café. It is a wonderful example of Inter-War ...
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Blue Waters (1954) 426 Canning Highway, Como Architect: K. D’Alton. Built for Mabel and Keith Perron who were inspired by a 1930’s Florida Art Deco house. The huge curved windows were a technical challenge for the time and the windows and frames were shipped from the UK.
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“Summerhill” (1930) 181 Coode St, Como. A private dwelling. Designed and built for himself and his family by Horace Costello, in the Californian bungalow style. The house is a prominent structure on an important thoroughfare through South Perth and Como and overlooks the Swan River and Kings Park beyond.
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