| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
2 - 8 King William Street ADELAIDE |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
ADELAIDE Council |
| Polygon Type |
B - Building footprint |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Former Westpac Bank (former Bank of New South Wales) |
| Registered Name |
Former Westpac Bank (former Bank of New South Wales) |
| Significance |
Constructed between 1939 and 1942, the former Westpac Bank building is significant for its modern expression of inter-war commercial multi-storey architecture and is the only large-scale example of the Inter-War stripped classical style of architecture in Adelaide. It demonstrates a high degree of creative, aesthetic or technical accomplishment as South Australia's foremost example of an early Modern high-rise office building in the inner city.
The building was constructed as the Adelaide head office of the Bank of New South Wales and marked the rise of the banking sector in Adelaide as a part of the intense local rebuilding programme by financial institutions in South Australia during the 1930s-early 1940s.
The building was designed in the Inter-War Stripped Classical style, the main features being its symmetrical massing, forming a fundamentally classical composition but with minimal use of classical ornamentation, resulting in an austere appearance. The facades are faced with South Australian Waikerie and Ramco limestone, and Victorian Dromana granite. The window frames and doors were originally of bronze, but the upper floor windows have been refitted with bronze anodised aluminium frames. The building occupies a prominent corner site in Adelaide at the intersection of King William Street and North Terrace.
The extent of listing includes the whole of the exterior, and any surviving examples of original internal finishes.
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| Subject Index |
Finance - Bank |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
08-MAR-2013 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide |
| State Heritage ID |
11753 |
| Heritage Number |
26256 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
e - it demonstrates a high degree of creative, aesthetic or technical accomplishment or is an outstanding representative of particular construction techniques or design characteristics
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5728/233 F181848 A196 |