Cygnet Cinema

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02404

Location

16 Preston St Como

Location Details

2/11/2011 Address includes 16, 16A & 16B Preson St, Como. VFL.

Other Name(s)

Como Theatre
Cygnet Cinema

Local Government

South Perth

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1938

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 14 Nov 2000
State Register Registered 30 Jun 1995 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey Completed
Register of the National Estate Registered 27 Oct 1980
Register of the National Estate Interim 24 Jun 1997
Classified by the National Trust Classified 02 May 1988

Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
William Leighton Architect - -

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7921 Cygnet cinema (former Como theatre) : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2006
11459 Picture Palaces of the Golden West Book 2016
11668 Cygnet Cinema (formerly The Como Theatre) Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2018

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Theatre or Cinema

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Functionalist

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick
Roof ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, corrugated

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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