The building was originally planned as a combined library, museum and art gallery to be sited in St Georges Terrace to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. However, by 1894, enthusiasm for the project had waned and the St Georges Terrace site had been abandoned. After several years,[when?] a site was selected near the corner of James Street and Beaufort Street to adjoin several other buildings including the old Perth Gaol which was being used for museum displays and storage. It was still termed the "Victoria Public Library" when it was being built in 1897.[1] The Hackett Hall that housed the Public Library is immediately west of the building.
Construction started in 1897. The museum moved into the basement prior to the building's completion in 1899.
It has been included in the redevelopment of the Western Australian Museum, as part of the Perth Cultural Centre. The entire building has been refurbished, with the terrace and grand entrance reopened.[2]
Notesedit
^"Victoria Public Library: History of the Institution". Western Mail (Western Australia). at Trove. 25 June 1897. p. 29 [orig. 15]. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^Wynne, Emma (18 July 2020). "Western Australian Museum will show off Perth's past architectural glories alongside new galleries". ABC News (ABC Radio Perth). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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Register Entry, Place No 01962[permanent dead link] Heritage Council of Western Australia
Assessment Documentation[permanent dead link] Heritage Council of Western Australia
November 13, 2023
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