The Treasury Buildings, or Old Treasury Buildings, are part of the
Cathedral Square complex situated between
Barrack Street
Barrack Street is one of two major cross-streets in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. Together with St Georges Terrace, Wellington Street and William Street it defines the boundary of the main shopping precinct of the ...
and
St Georges Terrace
St Georges Terrace (colloquially known as "The Terrace") is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district.
Its western e ...
in
Perth
Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...
, Western Australia.
In the 1890s the buildings were known as the ''Government Buildings'' or ''Government Offices'' prior to the Treasury being situated in the building.
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.
The buildings contained a range of government departments and office until the late 20th century.
The
Premier of Western Australia
The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. The role of premier at a state level is similar to the role of the prime minister of Australia at a federal level. The premier leads the executive br ...
had offices in the building in the 1920s, and in 1929 protests focused on gathering in front of the buildings were conducted by unemployed.
In the early 21st century, the building was re-developed. It became part of the revitalised Cathedral Square complex, with the name State Buildings.
[http://statebuildings.com/ State Buildings website ]
Notes
External links
* {{Commons category-inline, Old Treasury Building
Cathedral Square, Perth
State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Perth