Atlas Building, Perth

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.

Atlas Building
Atlas Building in 2017
General information
TypeHeritage listed building
LocationPerth, Western Australia
Coordinates31.956401°S 115.857989°E / -31.956401; 115.857989 (Atlas Building)
TypeState Registered Place
Designated9 Febryuary 1996
Reference no.1975

The construction of the building in the 1930s was well documented.[1][2][3][4]

The building was constructed for the Atlas Assurance Company, in an Inter-War Free Classical style, with an art-deco entrance and elevator.[5] It has historical significance both architecturally and as one of few commercial developments in Perth constructed during the depression years.[6][7] In addition to Atlas, occupants of the building have included:[8]

  • A. B. Webb School of Art – run by Archibald Bertram Webb[9][10]
  • Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office
  • Conigrave & Co estate agents[11][12]
  • 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.[8]

See also

References
  1. Illustrations Ltd (1931), Atlas Building under construction, 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth, 28 February 1931, retrieved 11 January 2020
  2. Illustrations Ltd (1931), The Atlas Building, 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth under construction, 29 January 1931, retrieved 11 January 2020
  3. Illustrations Ltd (1930), The Atlas Building, 8-10 The Esplanade, Perth under construction, 28 July 1930, retrieved 11 January 2020
  4. Illustrations Ltd (1930), The Atlas Building under construction for the Atlas Assurance Company, 8-10 the Esplanade, Perth, November 28th 1930, retrieved 11 January 2020
  5. Atlas Assurance Company limited, established 1808, BPC Bankers' Magazine Ltd, 1938, retrieved 11 January 2020
  6. Wynne, Emma (1 November 2013). "Open House Perth: Geyer studio". ABC Radio Perth. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. Heritage Council of Western Australia (9 February 1996). "Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation: Atlas Building" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. "A History of the Atlas Building". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. Gooding, Janda; Webb, A. B. (Archibald Bertram), 1887-1944; Art Gallery of Western Australia (2004), Sunshine and Shadow : A. B. Webb and the poetics of place, Art Gallery of Western Australia, ISBN 978-0-9750168-6-2CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. Webb, A. B. (Archibald Bertram), 1887-1944; Trethowan, Edith, 1901-1939; Darbyshire, Beatrice, 1901-1988; Art Gallery of Western Australia; Australian Gallery Directors Council (1979), A. B. Webb, Edith Trethowan and Beatrice Darbyshire : Western Australian printmakers of the 1920s and 1930s, Art Gallery of Western Australia, retrieved 11 January 2020CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. "Building Lots Auctioned At Bayswater". The West Australian. Western Australia. 1 October 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via Trove.
  12. "Cannington Land Sold". The West Australian. Western Australia. 21 May 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via Trove.

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