List of heritage buildings in Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia was occupied by British settlers in 1829 and originally named the Swan River Colony. Many of the older buildings are still extant, and have been heritage-listed. The places are listed here in chronological order and include significant buildings in the Perth metropolitan area. Included are examples of governmental, religious, residential, commercial and institutional buildings. Places of identified heritage significance in metropolitan and regional Western Australia are listed in the official "InHerit" database which includes the State Register of Heritage Places, local government inventories and other lists, the Australian Government's heritage list, and other non-government lists and surveys.

Western Australia’s settlements struggled in the 1800s from lack of resources, labour and investment. The gold rushes of the 1890s brought a great influx of people from interstate and overseas, and considerable development arising from the new wealth. Many ornate and substantial buildings were constructed in the metropolitan area from the 1890s to the early-mid 1900s, including the Palace Hotel, Perth, the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth and the Old Perth Technical School.

In the late 1950s, a group of individuals who were concerned for the need to "preserve our heritage" came together to form the National Trust of Australia (WA) in 1959. The National Trust’s mandate was to educate the public on the importance of valuing our landscapes. At this time, there was no legislation or a statutory body in WA to formally recognise and protect heritage places. The National Trust was able to promote and bring attention to the significance of the state's heritage places including natural landscapes and buildings which were supported by heritage assessments of buildings with a classification system. In 1965, an Act of Parliament established the National Trust as a statutory body in WA and properties were able to be vested under the responsibility of the organisation.

A mining boom in the 1960s-70s led to another wave of intensive development in Perth and as a result the city lost many of its early 1900s buildings, particularly along St Georges Terrace. From this time, a greater awareness in the community of the loss of heritage places developed as demonstrated by several high profile public campaigns for the Pensioner Barracks (now the Barracks Arch), the Palace Hotel on St Georges Terrace and the Swan Brewery.

The lack of statutory protection for heritage places was a serious issue in WA and it wasn’t until the adoption of the Heritage Act of WA 1990 and the formation of the Heritage Council that post-colonial heritage places were given recognition and statutory protection under the State Register of Heritage Places. This work is undertaken by the State Heritage Office which supports the Heritage Council and Minister for Heritage. Aboriginal heritage places are dealt with separately under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972.

Further, under the Heritage Act of WA 1990, each local government in Western Australia is required to compile a Municipal Heritage Inventory which identifies places of heritage significance within their municipality.

The National Trust of Australia (WA) since the early 1960s has maintained a List of Classified Places. Classification by the National Trust does not provide statutory protection; instead these assessments provide a record of heritage places (historic, natural and Aboriginal) and support the Trust’s education and advocacy programs. The National Trust's List of Classified Places can be searched via the "inHerit" website.

Thousands of places across Western Australia have been recognised for their heritage significance. The recognition, protection and conservation of these heritage places has developed from individuals and communities who value these places and understand the contribution they make to WA’s history, culture and environment.

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1830s
Fremantle South Perth Supreme Court Gardens, Perth Maylands !colspan=5 |
 * The Round House
 * The Round House
 * 1830
 * Built as a prison shortly after the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829.
 * Fremantle-RoundHouse.jpg
 * The Old Mill
 * The Old Mill
 * The Old Mill
 * 1835
 * also known as Shenton's Mill. The original (1833) building was destroyed in 1834 and rebuilt.
 * Oldmill sthperth 1 gnangarra.jpg
 * The Old Court House
 * The Old Court House
 * The Old Court House
 * Built between 1836 and 1837
 * The city's oldest surviving public building. Designed by Henry Willey Reveley.  , houses the Francis Burt Law Education Centre and Museum.
 * Old Courthouse, Perth.jpg
 * Tranby House
 * Tranby House
 * Tranby House
 * Built in 1839
 * Built by a group of devout Methodists known as the Tranby People who arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1830.
 * Tranby House1.jpg
 * Tranby House1.jpg

1840s
Upper Swan 18 Victoria Avenue, Perth Crawley
 * All Saints Church
 * All Saints Church
 * Built between 1838 and 1840
 * The oldest still-standing church in Western Australia.
 * All saints church.jpg
 * St John's Pro-Cathedral
 * St John's Pro-Cathedral
 * St John's Pro-Cathedral
 * Between 1843 and 1844
 * The earliest Roman Catholic church building constructed in Western Australia.
 * St John's pro-cathedral.jpg
 * Shenton House
 * Shenton House
 * Shenton House
 * 1846
 * Substantial house built in 1846. Now part of the University of Western Australia campus and home to the School of Indigenous Studies.
 * Substantial house built in 1846. Now part of the University of Western Australia campus and home to the School of Indigenous Studies.

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1850s
139 St Georges Terrace, Perth Northbridge, behind Western Australian Museum 200 St Georges Terrace, Perth Fremantle Corner of St Georges Terrace and Pier Street, Perth Corner Spring Street and Mounts Bay Road, Perth. !colspan=5 |
 * Old Perth Boys School
 * Old Perth Boys School
 * 1854
 * Taken over by the Technical College in 1898 - owned by the National Trust of Australia (WA).
 * Old Boys School, Perth.jpg
 * Royal Perth Hospital
 * 1855
 * Perth Gaol
 * 1855
 * Perth Gaol
 * Perth Gaol
 * Perth Gaol
 * Perth Gaol
 * Perth Gaol
 * Built in 1856
 * Perth Gaol3.jpg
 * The Cloisters
 * Perth Gaol3.jpg
 * The Cloisters
 * The Cloisters
 * Built in 1858
 * Designed by Richard Roach Jewell for Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale. Served as W.A.'s first boys' secondary school
 * Cloisters, Perth.jpg
 * Fremantle Prison
 * Fremantle Prison
 * Fremantle Prison
 * Between 1852 and 1859
 * RestoredGatehouse.jpg
 * The Deanery
 * RestoredGatehouse.jpg
 * The Deanery
 * The Deanery
 * Built in 1859
 * Built as a residence for the first Dean of Perth.
 * Perth Deanery.jpg
 * Bishop's House
 * Bishop's House
 * Bishop's House
 * Built in 1859
 * Residence of Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale
 * Bishop Hales House, Perth.jpg
 * Bishop Hales House, Perth.jpg

1860s
41 Victoria Square, Perth 266 St Georges Terrace, Perth St Georges Terrace, Perth Finnerty Street, Fremantle 72 St Georges Terrace, Perth 41 Victoria Square, Perth !colspan=5 |
 * Archbishop's Palace
 * Archbishop's Palace
 * First stage completed 1860
 * Built by Bishop Joseph Serra who became Catholic Bishop of Perth
 * Archibishops palace, Perth.jpg
 * Barracks Arch
 * Barracks Arch
 * Barracks Arch
 * Built in 1863
 * The former Barracks were built to house the retired Pensioner Forces. The two wings on each side of the entrance were demolished in the 1960s to make way for the Mitchell Freeway. The Government of the day—led by David Brand—intended to demolish the entire structure, but public outrage forced a compromise and the arch was saved.
 * BarracksArchWesternAustralia gobeirne.jpg
 * Government House
 * Government House
 * Government House
 * Between 1859 and 1864
 * Official residence of the Governor of Western Australia
 * WAGovernmentHouse1crop gobeirne.JPG
 * Fremantle Arts Centre
 * Fremantle Arts Centre
 * Fremantle Arts Centre
 * Between 1861 and 1864
 * Originally built as the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum
 * Fremantle Arts Centre.jpg
 * Trinity Church
 * Trinity Church
 * Trinity Church
 * Partly obscured Trinity Congregational Chapel was built in 1865. The Church (foreground) was built in 1897.
 * Chapel designed by Richard Roach Jewell. Hosted the first meeting of the Karrakatta Club in 1894.
 * Trinity Church, Perth.jpg
 * St Mary's Cathedral
 * St Mary's Cathedral
 * St Mary's Cathedral
 * Western end was begun in 1865
 * St Mary's cathedral, Perth2.jpg
 * St Mary's cathedral, Perth2.jpg
 * St Mary's cathedral, Perth2.jpg

1870s
Corner Barrack and Hay Streets, Perth 75 William Street, corner Hay Street Middle Swan Barrack Street, Perth !colspan=5 |
 * Perth Town Hall
 * Perth Town Hall
 * Between 1868 and 1870
 * Built using convict labour
 * PerthTownHall gobeirne.jpg
 * Wesley Church
 * Wesley Church
 * Wesley Church
 * 1870
 * Wesley Church 001.jpg
 * St Mary's Church
 * Wesley Church 001.jpg
 * St Mary's Church
 * St Mary's Church
 * 1870
 * Located near the site of an earlier octagonal church which had been built in 1839
 * St. Mary's Church, Middle Swan.jpg
 * Central Government Offices
 * Central Government Offices
 * Central Government Offices
 * 1874
 * The former Treasury buildings and Titles Office buildings bounded by Barrack St, St Georges Tce and Cathedral Avenue were originally Perth's GPO, which was moved by the Commonwealth to the Forrest Place building in 1923.
 * Central Government offices.jpg
 * Central Government offices.jpg

1880s
300 Murray Street 200 High Street, Fremantle 8 William Street, Fremantle Beaufort Street, Northbridge 2 Cathedral Avenue, Perth !colspan=5 |
 * Royal Hotel, Perth
 * Royal Hotel, Perth
 * 1882
 * Part of Raine Square
 * The Royal, December 2019 02.jpg
 * Fremantle Grammar School
 * Fremantle Grammar School
 * Fremantle Grammar School
 * 1885
 * Established by Henry Briggs as an Anglican public school
 * Fremantle grammar school gnangarra.jpg
 * Fremantle Town Hall
 * Fremantle Town Hall
 * Fremantle Town Hall
 * 1887
 * FremantleTownHall1 gobeirne.jpg
 * Court Hotel
 * FremantleTownHall1 gobeirne.jpg
 * Court Hotel
 * Court Hotel
 * 1888
 * Court hotel, Perth.jpg
 * nowrap|St George's Cathedral
 * Court hotel, Perth.jpg
 * nowrap|St George's Cathedral
 * nowrap|St George's Cathedral
 * Completed in 1888
 * Currently undergoing a major renovation
 * St Georges cathedral, Perth3.jpg
 * St Georges cathedral, Perth3.jpg

1890s
235-239 St Georges Terrace, Perth 4 Barrack Street, Perth Wellington Street, Perth 637-645 Hay St William Street and St Georges Terrace, Perth Marine Terrace, Fremantle 235-241 Beaufort Street, Highgate Market Street, Fremantle 191-195 Newcastle Street, Northbridge 310 Hay Street, Perth 4 Havelock St, West Perth North Perth Peppermint Grove !colspan=5 |
 * St George's House
 * St George's House
 * 1892
 * designed by Talbot Hobbs
 * Terrace Hotel, Perth - Frontage 3.jpg
 * The Weld Club
 * The Weld Club
 * The Weld Club
 * 1892
 * designed by Talbot Hobbs
 * Weld club2.jpg
 * Perth Railway Station
 * Perth Railway Station
 * Perth Railway Station
 * 1893 to 1894
 * designed by George Temple-Poole
 * Transperth Perth Train Station.jpg
 * Theatre Royal & Metropole Hotel
 * Theatre Royal & Metropole Hotel
 * Theatre Royal & Metropole Hotel
 * 1894-97
 * Theatre Royal and Metropole Hotel, Perth, January 2021 03.jpg
 * The Palace Hotel
 * Theatre Royal and Metropole Hotel, Perth, January 2021 03.jpg
 * The Palace Hotel
 * The Palace Hotel
 * 1896
 * Currently offices for Bank of Western Australia
 * Palace Hotel, Perth.jpg
 * The Esplanade Hotel
 * The Esplanade Hotel
 * The Esplanade Hotel
 * 1896
 * Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle.jpg
 * Beaufort Street Terraces
 * Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle.jpg
 * Beaufort Street Terraces
 * Beaufort Street Terraces
 * 1897
 * Currently used as doctors' and dentists' surgeries, and private residences
 * 237 Beaufort St, Perth2.jpg
 * Fremantle Markets
 * Fremantle Markets
 * Fremantle Markets
 * Commenced in 1897
 * Design - H.J. Eales and Charles Oldham.
 * Fremantle Markets - Fremantle, Western Australia.jpg
 * Tom Burke House
 * Tom Burke House
 * Tom Burke House
 * c.1898
 * designed & initially occupied by Louis Bowser Cumpston
 * OIC perth tom burke house.jpg
 * Perth Mint
 * Perth Mint
 * Perth Mint
 * Foundation stone was laid in 1896 and competed in 1899
 * Australia's oldest operating mint
 * Perth Mint.jpg
 * Old Perth Observatory
 * Old Perth Observatory
 * Old Perth Observatory
 * Construction completed 1896 and officially opened in 1900
 * National Trust, WA branch Headquarters. Design - George Temple-Poole
 * Old Perth Observatory.jpg
 * Jubilee Building
 * Jubilee Building
 * Jubilee Building
 * completed in 1899
 * Part of the Western Australian Museum
 * Jubilee building.jpg
 * The Cliffe
 * The Cliffe
 * The Cliffe
 * constructed in 1894
 * designed by Talbot Hobbs
 * Cliffe east verandah.jpg
 * Cliffe east verandah.jpg

1900s
Perth Perth Fremantle !colspan=5 |
 * The Old Perth Fire Station
 * The Old Perth Fire Station
 * 1900
 * First purpose-built fire station in WA, operated until 1979. Now the FESA Fire Safety Education Centre & Museum
 * FireSafetyEducationCentreMuseum Perth smc.JPG
 * His Majesty's Theatre
 * His Majesty's Theatre
 * His Majesty's Theatre
 * 1904
 * Constructed at the time of the Western Australian gold rush, it was the largest theatre in Australia, and had seating for over 2,500 people. It is believed to be the only remaining working Edwardian theatre in Australia.
 * His Majesty's Theatre, Perth.jpg
 * The North Mole Lighthouse
 * The North Mole Lighthouse
 * The North Mole Lighthouse
 * 1906
 * This cast iron light tower, together with its southern twin, are the only remaining navigation lights of this design in this State.
 * Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse.jpg
 * Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse.jpg

1910s
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 * The Old Perth Technical School
 * The Old Perth Technical School
 * 1910
 * First tertiary-education institution in WA. Designed by Hillson Beasley and built on the site of Reveley's Tuscan mill.
 * Perth Techncial School.jpg
 * Wireless Hill Museum
 * 1912
 * Originally built as the Applecross Wireless Station
 * [[Image:Wireless Hill Museum.jpg|120px|Wireless Hill Museum]]
 * The Albany Bell Castle
 * 1914
 * Bakehouse Factory, expression with considerable elaboration of details, towers, battlements, generous natural lighting and garden setting, is uncommon in the Western Australian community
 * Albany Bell Castle.jpg
 * Anzac Cottage
 * 1915
 * Anzac Cottage, front.jpg
 * Bakehouse Factory, expression with considerable elaboration of details, towers, battlements, generous natural lighting and garden setting, is uncommon in the Western Australian community
 * Albany Bell Castle.jpg
 * Anzac Cottage
 * 1915
 * Anzac Cottage, front.jpg
 * Anzac Cottage, front.jpg
 * Anzac Cottage, front.jpg
 * Anzac Cottage, front.jpg

1920s
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 * General Post Office, Perth
 * 1923
 * GeneralPostOfficePerth WaiHong.jpg
 * Young Australia League building
 * 1924
 * Young Australia League building.jpg
 * Young Australia League building
 * 1924
 * Young Australia League building.jpg
 * Young Australia League building.jpg
 * Young Australia League building.jpg
 * Young Australia League building.jpg

1930s
69 Murray Street, Perth 8–10 The Esplanade, Perth Subiaco
 * Salvation Army Congress Hall (fmr)
 * Salvation Army Congress Hall (fmr)
 * 1929–30
 * Salvation Army Congress Hall, Perth.jpg
 * Atlas Building
 * Salvation Army Congress Hall, Perth.jpg
 * Atlas Building
 * Atlas Building
 * 1931
 * Houses the Museum of Perth
 * Atlas Building, Perth.jpg
 * St Joseph's Church
 * St Joseph's Church
 * St Joseph's Church
 * 1933–1934
 * Interwar Gothic church designed by Edgar Le Blond Henderson.
 * St Joseph's Church, Subiaco 01.jpg
 * First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth
 * 1939
 * Art Deco church designed by Ochiltree & Hargrave
 * First Church of Christ, Scientist (Perth, Western Australia).jpg
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 * Art Deco church designed by Ochiltree & Hargrave
 * First Church of Christ, Scientist (Perth, Western Australia).jpg
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