Perth Observatory

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

10551

Location

317 & 337 Walnut Rd Bickley

Location Details

Other Name(s)

WA State Govt Observatory

Local Government

Kalamunda

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1964 to 2000

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
State Register	Registered	19 Jul 2005	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
Type	Status	Date	Category
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	01 Aug 2013	Category 1

Condition

Perth Observatory is in good condition and has been well maintained. Renovations and maintenance to the place have generally been sympathetic to the original design intent.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
6438	Astronomy in Western Australia.	Book	1992

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Other
Present Use	GOVERNMENTAL	Other

Architectural Styles

Style
Late 20th-Century International

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Institutions
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

02 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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