The Treasury Buildings, or Old Treasury Buildings, are part of the Cathedral Square complex situated between Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace in Perth, Western Australia.
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| Type | Heritage listed building |
| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′20″S 115°51′37″E / 31.9556°S 115.8603°E |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Part of | Central Government Offices (1973) |
| Reference no. | 4275 |
In the 1890s the buildings were known as the Government Buildings or Government Offices prior to the Treasury being situated in the building.[1][2]
The location was considered as significant in that the site of the founding of the city of Perth in 1829 was on the north west corner of the complex.[3]
The buildings contained a range of government departments and office until the late 20th century.[4][5]
The Premier of Western Australia had offices in the building in the 1920s, and in 1929 protests focused on gathering in front of the buildings were conducted by unemployed.[6][7]
In the early 21st century, the building was re-developed.[8][9] It became part of the revitalised Cathedral Square complex, with the name State Buildings.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Government Buildings for Perth". Albany Advertiser. Vol. XXIV, no. 3031. Western Australia. 9 March 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wright, Alfred Robert Linus (1900), Government Offices, St George's Terrace, retrieved 11 November 2017
- ^ "The Treasury Buildings, Perth". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1636. Western Australia. 2 June 1929. p. 7 (The Sunday Times Special Centenary Supplement). Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Western Australia. Government Photographer (1937), The Treasury Building and St Georges Terrace east from Barrack Street, Perth, June 1937, retrieved 11 November 2017
- ^ Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1951), Treasury Building, corner of St. George's Terrace and Barrack Street, retrieved 11 November 2017
- ^ "Unemployed In Perth". Western Argus. Vol. 35, no. 2042. Western Australia. 23 July 1929. p. 23. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Unemployed In Perth". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 34, no. 8983. Western Australia. 24 July 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 11 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Treasury buildings : proposals for re-use and new works 2002 Treasury Precinct Perth W.A, UWA, 2002, retrieved 11 November 2017
- ^ "Controversy surrounds the redevelopment scheme for the Old Treasury Building, Perth, with the Lord Mayor opposing the project.", Architecture Australia, 95 (5), Architecture Media: 16(1), 1 September 2006, ISSN 0003-8725
- ^ "State Buildings website". statebuildings.com.