Address 2 Bulwer Street Height two storeys Cost 4,684 GBP Renovated 2001 | Current tenants Aurora Environmental Renovating firm Bert Bennett Senior Architectural style Federation architecture Construction started 1897 | |
Location Perth, Western Australia Owner Bert Bennett, Kellie Bennett, Julie Shepherd | ||
Dilhorn House is a two storey Federation Queen Anne-style building located on the corner of Bulwer and Lord Streets, Perth, Western Australia.
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Map of Dilhorn House, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Construction
The building was constructed for businessman William Thorley Loton. Loton was a wealthy merchant with large land holdings in the north-west of the State, he was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council 1889–1890; 1898–1900; 1902–1908, the Mayor of Perth from 1901 to 1903 and knighted in 1923. The name Dilhorn is believed to be a reference to Loton's home town of Dilhorne, Staffordshire. It is a stately two storey brick and timber house, designed by Joseph John Talbot Hobbs and erected in 1897 at a cost of £4,684. It is situated on high ground looking over the Perth Oval to the city. The building has a floor area is 9,433sqft and there are sixteen rooms.
Loton also owned a large area of land opposite known as Loton's Paddock, which he sold to the City of Perth in 1904, for the purpose of providing recreation for the residents of the area. In 1909 it was renamed Perth Oval and over time has been developed into a sporting stadium.
Loton died at Dilhorn House on 22 October 1924. After Lady Loton’s death in 1927, Dilhorn had various owners and was used as a boarding house.
In 1952 the Commonwealth Government purchased it for £13,000 for the headquarters for various army units and later the Army Museum of WA. In 2001 it was sold to a private buyer.
Current use
Dillhorn House is now occupied by Aurora Environmental.auroraenvironmental.com.au
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.i