P&O Building (Perth)
| P&O Building | |
|---|---|
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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 |
| Inaugurated | 16 September 1930 |
| Renovated | 1991 |
| Cost | £A 42,000 (equivalent to A$3.9M in 2022) |
| 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. It was built to house the Orient Steam Navigation Company, one of the two major passenger and cruise liner companies serving Australia between late 1800s and 1970s.[2] It was officially opened by the Governor of Western Australia Sir William Campion on 16 September 1930.[3][4]
Architecture
[edit]It is a seven-storey steel framed office building, clad in Donnybrook stone and rendered brick. It was designed in the Inter-war Functionalist style by Waldie Forbes of the Hobbs Smith & Forbes architecture firm, at a cost of £41,073.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Permanent Entry - P&O Building (1930, 1991)". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ a b "The new Orient Line Building in William Street, Perth". Daily Commercial News And Shipping List. Vol. 4, no. 931. Western Australia. 23 June 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Orient Line Building". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. Vol. 4, no. 997. Western Australia. 8 September 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Orient Line's Perth Office". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. No. 13, 100. New South Wales, Australia. 18 September 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 21 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.