Dilhorn House

Dilhorn House
General information
Architectural style	Federation Queen Anne
Location	Perth, Western Australia
Address	2 Bulwer St
Coordinates	31°56′32″S 115°52′01″E / 31.942312°S 115.866923°E / -31.942312; 115.866923
Current tenants	Aboriginal Health Council of WA
Construction started	1897
Renovated	2001
Cost	£4,684
Design and construction
Owner	Bert Bennett
Architecture firm	Talbot Hobbs
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Considine and Griffiths Architects
Awards and prizes	TOV Award for Conservation and Adaptation - 2002

Dilhorn House is a two storey Federation Queen Anne-style building located on Bulwer Street in Perth, Western Australia.^[1][2][3]

Construction

The building was constructed in 1897 for businessman William Thorley Loton who also owned a large area of land opposite known as Loton's Paddock. The name Dilhorn is believed to be a reference to Loton's home town of Dilhorne, Staffordshire.^[4]

Current use

The building is currently occupied by the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia.^[5]

Heritage listing

Dilhorn was classified by the National Trust of Australia in 1982. The building was entered on the Register of the National Estate in 1986.^[6][7]

References

1. ^ "Town of Vincent Municipal Heritage Inventory - Thematic History". www.vincentheritage.com.au. Town of Vincent. http://www.vincentheritage.com.au/pdf/vincent%20history.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
2. ^ "REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES - Interim Entry". Heritage Council of Western Australia. 15 November 1996. http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/D%20Reg/Dilhorn%20(I).PDF. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
3. ^ "REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES - Assessment Documentation". Heritage Council of Western Australia. 7 October 1997. http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/K-L%20-%20A-D/Loton%20Pk%20Tennis%20Club%20(P-AD).PDF. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
4. ^ "A Brief History of Perth". Town of Vincent. pp. 3. http://www.vincentheritage.com.au/pdf/Perth2.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
5. ^ "Official Opening of New AHCWA Building". Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia. http://www.ahcwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67%3Amediaalerts&catid=2%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
6. ^ "Entry AHD10395". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=10395. Retrieved 2009-09-16. 
7. ^ "TOWN OF VINCENT MUNICIPAL HERITAGE INVENTORY -". www.vincentheritage.com.au. Town of Vincent. http://www.vincentheritage.com.au/pdf/MHI%20list%20last%20updated%20October%202008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-16.