Atlas Building, Perth Explained
| Atlas Building |
| Building Type: | Heritage listed building |
| Location: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates: | -31.9564°N 115.858°W |
| Embedded: | | Embed: | yes | | Designation1: | State Register of Heritage Places | | Designation1 Type: | State Registered Place | | Designation1 Date: | 9 February 1996 |
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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]
- A. B. Webb School of Art – run by Archibald Bertram Webb
- Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office
- Conigrave & Co estate agents[4] [5]
- Hill, Mclean Pty Ltd – Western Australian wool buying firm
- Commonwealth Government's Legal Service Bureau
- Perth Road Board
- Women's Australian National Service
The Museum of Perth is located within the Atlas Building.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wynne . Emma . Open House Perth: Geyer studio . ABC Radio Perth . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 11 January 2020 . 1 November 2013.
- Web site: Heritage Council of Western Australia . Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation: Atlas Building . Government of Western Australia . 11 January 2020 . PDF . 9 February 1996.
- Web site: A History of the Atlas Building . . 11 January 2020.
- News: Building Lots Auctioned At Bayswater . . Western Australia . 1 October 1951 . 11 January 2020 . 4 . Trove .
- News: Cannington Land Sold . . Western Australia . 21 May 1951 . 11 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .
