| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
|
| Address |
42 - 46 King William Street ADELAIDE |
| Locality |
|
| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
ADELAIDE Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Waterhouse Chambers Offices |
| Registered Name |
Office - Waterhouse Chambers |
| Significance |
Built between 1847 and 1850, the Waterhouse Building is significant as one of the earliest large scale commercial building developments in Adelaide, constructed only a few years after the establishment of the colony. Its owner, TG Waterhouse, was one of the founding Directors of the South Australian Mining Association, and it was profits from the Association's Burra Mine which financed the venture. Waterhouse was a grocer who became a prominent and influential member of the community. The building was initially occupied by Waterhouse's store and the offices of the SAMA, although no physical evidence of this remains.
The quality of the initial design and construction is representative of the highest standards achieved in the pre-1850 period. It remains today as one of only a very few buildings in the State from that period, and the most intact commercial building, despite some remodelling in 1869 (including the shopfronts and addition of a balcony) and superficial changes in the 20th century.
(Adapted from Conservation Study, David J Gilbert Woodhead Architects 1988)
|
| Subject Index |
Miscellaneous - Office [Miscellaneous] |
| Class |
State |
|
|
| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
11-SEP-1986 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide |
| State Heritage ID |
13371 |
| Heritage Number |
1274 |
|
|
|
| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
|
| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5270/449 F147429 A1,CT 5528/18 F181808 A156,CT 6123/242 F181810 A158,CT 6123/244 F181809 A157 |