Atlas Building, Perth Explained

Atlas Building
Building Type:Heritage listed building
Location:Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates:-31.9564°N 115.858°W
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Designation1:State Register of Heritage Places
Designation1 Type:State Registered Place
Designation1 Date:9 February 1996

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wynne . Emma . Open House Perth: Geyer studio . ABC Radio Perth . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 11 January 2020 . 1 November 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: A History of the Atlas Building . . 11 January 2020.
  4. News: Building Lots Auctioned At Bayswater . . Western Australia . 1 October 1951 . 11 January 2020 . 4 . Trove .
  5. News: Cannington Land Sold . . Western Australia . 21 May 1951 . 11 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .