West of the city
Luna Cinema
Luna Cinema (1927). 155-159 Oxford Street, Leederville. Architect : Samuel B Rosenthal. Designed in the Interwar Art Deco style, formerly known as the New Oxford Theatre, Nickelodeon, Olympia and Star Theatre. The two storey facade is embellished with stucco decoration and was too early to be in the Streamlined Moderne style such as the Windsor, Como and Regal theatres. The side and rear facades are functionalist in character and the theatre dominates the intersection. ...
read moreWembley Primary School
Wembley Primary School, Grantham St, Wembley. It was built in 1936 most probably designed by Government Architects. It was extended in the 1940’s with major improvements to the ground in 1946/7.
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Wembley Lifecare Physiotherapy (Wembley Theatre and Gardens, later Wembley Catering Lodge) (1937) 202 Cambridge St, Wembley Designed by Frank Coote and Samuel Rosenthal and built for Mr Alexander and J.L.C. Zelinski. The theatre was a rendered brick and iron structure with a distinctive curved facade and horizontal banding, with a vertical stepped feature typical of the Art Deco style. It also included picture gardens which played an important part in the lives of Western Australians and were found in many country towns and around the...
read moreSt Joseph’s Church, Subiaco
St Josephs Church ,Salvado Rd , Subiaco A Catholic church which opened in 1934 and was designed in the Interwar Gothic style by architect Edgar Le Blond Henderson.
read moreKEMH Entrance
KEMH Entrance 374 Bagot Rd, Subiaco. King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women displays one of the most ornate facades of any building in Perth.It was designed by the Government Architects under the supervision of A.E. Clare.There are many unexpected and beautiful Art Deco features include the original lifts and the streamline concrete and steel balustrading with polished jarrah handrails. The symbolic plaque over the entrance to the 1938 hospital was designed by the sculptor Edward Kohler who was working in Perth at the time. It consists of...
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Regal Theatre 474 Hay St, Subiaco (1938) Attributed to WG Bennett based on a design which originated in the office of WT Leighton. It was built on the site of the Coliseum Gardens which was a place of entertainment. The Regal was named for King George VI who had recently ascended the throne at the time of the theatre opening.
read moreEdith Dircksey Cowan Memorial
Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial, (1934) At the beginning of King’s Park Rd, King’s Park.Designed by Boas and built of Donnybrook stone, the clock was originally named the Edith Cowan Memorial Clock and is thought to be the first civic monument to honour an Australian woman. Edith Cowan was the first female member of parliament.
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State War Memorial at Kings Park . (1929) Comprised of the Court of Contemplation, Flame of Remembrance, Pool of Reflection and Anzac Bluff, it was developed around an obelisk as the principal feature, which is almost a replica of the Australian Imperial Forces Memorials erected in France and Belgium. ...
read moreBellevue Mansions
Bellevue Mansions ( late 1920’s) 16 Bellevue Terrace, Kings park, West Perth . Architect Samuel Rosenthal. Reminiscent of the architecture in and around the Hollywood Hills and situated with Kings park at the front and views of the city and the Darling Ranges, these apartments became well-known as the most famous and glamorous couple, of their day, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh stayed here while performing with the Old Vic. Company.
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Wittenoom Apartments , ( 1939) 65-67 Mount St, West Perth. Architect Marshall Clifton. This apartment block was built at a time (in the early 40’s) when the affluent few who lived here, donned dinner attire and walked down Mount St for cocktails at the Esplanade Hotel, followed by dancing at the Embassy Ballroom. There are panoramic river and city views.
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The Mayfair Flats, 83 Carr St, West Perth.(1936) This beautifully kept block of flats were designed by well known architect W.G. Bennett who designed the Regal Theatre, Subiaco, Plaza Arcade and the wonderful Dyer House on the South Perth esplanade, sadly demolished. When these were built in the Interwar Moderne style, flats were only becoming fashionable and would have stood out in the street as rather ‘avant garde’. There is a symmetrical appearance with a central entrance and staircase. The name is in...
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74 Thomas St, West Perth (1933) Designed by Marshall Clifton and G.Herbert Parry this block of flats “combined an interesting and convincing manner all of Clifton’s major design preoccupations” according to Duncan Richards, Marshall Clifton Architect and artist.
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Suffolk Flats . 23 Rheola St, West Perth. Built in 1938. A two storey building originally built for residential/apartment dwelling and now used as a commercial offices. The balcony is cantilevered and attractively semi-circular with a semi-circular entrance porch to complement it. The steel ballustrading on the balcony is in keeping with the horizontal lines around the building with asymmetrical massing characteristic of this building.
read more11 Colin St, West Perth
11 Colin St, West Perth (1933) Designed by Marshall Clifton and G.Herbert Parry this block of flats “combined an interesting and convincing manner all of Clifton’s major design preoccupations” according to Duncan Richards, Marshall Clifton Architect and artist .
read moreAttunga Flats
Attunga Flats (1937) 103 Thomas St, Subiaco are an eye-catching feature along this busy street whose architect Marshall Clifton has them in perfect symmetry with a zig-zag pattern around the top and six distinctive curved balconies. They have been owned by the same family since 1942.
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Ti Amo Café (1930’s) Situated on the corner of Hampden and Palm Streets, Nedlands (formerly known as Hollywood). Built in the style of Inter-War Art Deco with Perth regional influences. It has a commanding semi-circular corner statement, reminiscent of larger commercial buildings in Nedlands.( Nedlands Municipal Inventory)
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Winthrop Hall ( 1932) 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley Designed by Melbourne architects Rodney Alsop and Conrad Sayce. Built in 1932 in the Mediterranean style, the cathedral-like venue has a marble and mosaic foyer and vaulted ceilings with an an imposing clock tower. Over the entrance of Winthrop Hall there is a beautiful mosaic by the well-known Melbourne artist Napier Waller. The building in is contrast to the Gothic style St George’s College built in 1931 which is on the other side of Stirling...
read moreInstitute of Agriculture
Institute of Agriculture (1938) Near Hackett Drive, this building which is part of the University Of Western Australia, was designed by the Architectural firm of Baxter, Cox and Leighton. On the walls of the tower are three bas-relief panels modelled by Edward Kohler, illustrating the phases in the history of agriculture and symbolising the fruitfulness of the earth, and a large panel over the main entrance which was design by William Leighton and represents Ceres, the Goddess of Agriculture. (Christine Shervington – former UWA...
read moreThe Nedlands Park Masonic Hall
The Nedlands Park Masonic Hall (1935) on the corner of Stirling Highway and Broadway, Nedlands. Sir John Winthrop Hackett was a Grand Master of the Order now is part of UWA. The Architect WG. Bennett, and the builder were Freemasons and has a distinctive Egyptian Art Deco façade with traditional Masonic columns, and the internal Art Deco features.
read moreCaptain Stirling Hotel
Captain Stirling Hotel (1935) 80 Stirling Highway, Nedlands Marshall Clifton designed this in the Spanish Mission/Mediterranean Style. The Spanish Mission theme came from America and one example is the St Columba Church in South Perth which has a replica in North Hollywood LA. The hotel has...
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Art Deco Apartments (1938) On the corner of Portland and 72 and 74 Stirling Highway, Nedlands. Designed by Harold Krantz from the firm of Krantz and Sheldon who designed in excess of one thousand flats each year during the three decades around the middle of the 20th Century according to Geoffrey London. Modern in design with a strong emphasis on practicality and utility. Like other small apartment blocks in this area, they were built to cater for students attending the University of Western Australia.
read moreThe Maisonettes
The Maisonettes (1934) Stirling Highway, Nedlands.One of the earliest blocks of flats to be built in the metropolitan area, they significant style of the new trend of building flats in Perth by the designer and builder, Horace Costello. The flats are built in the Arts and Crafts style, a precursor to Art Deco. Many traditional Gothic and English vernacular building forms and details are also incorporated. The building is a valuable link in the evolution of the architectural style that defines the suburb.
read moreDrabble House, 6 Webster St, Nedlands
Drabble House. 6 Webster St, Nedlands Built for Mr and Mrs Walter Drabble in the 1920’s. An Interwar example of an Arts and Craft/Californian Bungalow. It has heavy tapered brick columns typical of the style . It is now used as a community centre by the City of Nedlands.
read moreWindsor Theatre and adjacent building
Windsor Theatre and adjacent building (1937) 98 Stirling Highway, Nedlands Architect – William T. Leighton. An outstanding example of a unique picture garden which were unique to Western Australian because of the mediterranean climate. It is in the Streamlined...
read moreThe Former Persian Carpet Gallery
Surrounds (The Former Persian Carpet Gallery ) (1938) Next to the Windsor Theatre on the corner of Dalkeith Rd and Stirling Highway. This is a well preserved and rare example of an Art Deco commercial premises. It enhances the streetscape on Stirling Highway together with the Windsor Theatre and was also designed by William Leighton. It has asymmetrical massing of simple geometric shapes, contrasting horizontal and vertical motifs, large area of glass. Clean lines, roof concealed behind the parapet, cantilevered hood and...
read morePeace Memorial Rose Garden
Peace Memorial Rose Garden (1950) Stirling Highway between Louise and Vincent Streets. These beautiful gardens were designed by William G. Bennett and Associates in an honorary capacity and dedicated to the Governor of the day, Sir James Mitchell. They were established to commemorate the soldiers who gave their lives in the two World Wars. The garden is a fine and rare example of a dynamic War Memorial when compared to the statues or cenotaphs usually erected, and houses 2,000 rose bushes.
read moreRenkema Buildings, Cnr Stirling Hwy and Doonan Rd Nedlands
Renkema Buildings, cnr Stirling Hwy and Doonan Rd, Nedlands. ( 1937) Constructed in 1937 as a group of shops in the Tudor Revival style.
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Church of the Holy Rosary, (1936), corner of Elizabeth and Thomas Streets, Nedlands A Catholic Church built in the style of Gothic Revival or Interwar Romanesque. Architect; E. le B. Henderson who built St. Columba’s Church in South Perth which has similarities internally particularly the Rose window and leadlights.
read moreSt Margaret’s Anglican Church
St Margaret’s Anglican Church On the Corner of Tyrell and Elizabeth Streets (1937) Architect W.G. Bennett and built in the Gothic Revival Style that clearly places it in the Inter-War period. A large Art Deco cross features prominently on each gable end. The interior furnishings and fixtures integral to the design are also the work of the architect.
read moreThe Nedlands Tennis Club
The Nedlands Tennis Club (1938) on the corner of Bruce St and Gallop Road it was designed by Harold Krantz and Neil Perkins who were members as well as other members of the tennis club.It has an Art Deco styled sporting pavilion which was upgraded in 1981. Harold Krantz was the nephew of Harold Boas and was well known for designing flats and the gates to Subiaco Oval.
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