P&O Building (Perth)
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Alternative names | Orient Lines Building Malaysian Airlines Building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Inter-war functionalist |
Address | 56-60 William Street |
Town or city | Perth |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 31°57′14″S 115°51′25″E / 31.95387°S 115.85706°E |
Current tenants | Malaysian Airlines |
Completed | 1930 |
Renovated | 1991 |
Cost | A£42,000 |
Client | Orient Steam Navigation Company |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 7 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Waldie Forbes |
Architecture firm | Hobbs Smith & Forbes |
Main contractor | E. Allwood |
Type | State Registered Place |
Designated | 22 November 2005 |
Reference no. | 4587 |
The former P&O Building is a heritage-listed building in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
Site history
[edit]The site of the building formerly housed three separate shops at 56, 58 and 60 William Street.
Architecture
[edit]The building was designed in the Inter-war Functionalist style by Waldie Forbes of the Hobbs Smith & Forbes architecture firm.
References
[edit]- ^ "Permanent Entry - P&O Building (1930, 1991)". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2014.