Atlas Building | |||||||||
Building Type: | Heritage listed building | ||||||||
Location: | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||
Coordinates: | -31.9564°N 115.858°W | ||||||||
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The Atlas Building is a heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Perth central business district at 8–10 The Esplanade, and sits along the south-western side of Sherwood Court.
The construction of the building in the 1930s was well documented.
The building was constructed for the Atlas Assurance Company, in an Inter-War Free Classical style, with an art-deco entrance and elevator. It has historical significance both architecturally and as one of few commercial developments in Perth constructed during the depression years.[1] [2] In addition to Atlas, occupants of the building have included:[3]
The Museum of Perth is located within the Atlas Building.