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Commonwealth Bank Building

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02064
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Location

242 Murray St Perth

Location Details

Murray St Mall Cnr Forrest Place - Also part of Forrest Place area 4280

Local Government

Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1930 to 1933

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage Agreement YES 27 Jun 1997
Heritage Agreement Variation 21 Jun 2004 Text of the Heritage Agreement
Heritage Agreement YES 27 Jun 1997 Text of the Heritage Agreement
Heritage List Adopted 20 Dec 1985 City of Perth
State Register Registered 23 May 1995 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Statewide Bank Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Classified by the National Trust Classified 07 Aug 1978

Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 YES 31 Dec 1999

Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey Completed

Register of the National Estate Permanent 26 Sep 1982

Municipal Inventory Adopted 26 Jun 2001 Category 1

Category 1

Exceptional significance - Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example.

City of Perth

Parent Place or Precinct

15846 Central Perth Precinct

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
J.S. Murdoch Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
12048 Commonwealth Bank, 242 Murray Street, Perth Archival Record 2024
6343 Commonwealth Bank Building : referral. C D Rom 2003
7520 Commonwealth Bank building cnr. Murray Street + Forrest Place, Perth : conservation plan annexure. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2005
4378 A conservation case study of the Commonwealth Bank, Forrest Place, Perth. Heritage Study {Other} 1988
4377 Conservation Plan for Commonwealth Bank Building Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 1998
6662 Commonwealth Bank Building, Perth : archival record. Archival Record 2003

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Bank
Present Use COMMERCIAL Bank

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Beaux-Arts

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Concrete Block
Wall STONE Donnybrook Sandstone

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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