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″S115°51′25″E / 31.95387°S 115.85706°E |
Current tenants | Malaysian Airlines |
Completed | 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 |
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