Historic Buildings

Round House

The Round House is the earliest extant colonial building in Western Australia. The Round House is one of two remaining public buildings designed by H.W.Reveley in Western Australia. The Round House comprises a twelve sided building of local limestone, containing eight cells and gaoler's quarters above a tunnel built to connect the old whaling jetty with High Street. Contains twelve equal compartments: one entrance or wardroom, one sleeping room for gaoler and wife, one kitchen, two conveniences and eight cells, all surrounding a central courtyard with well. Designed by Henry Willey Reveley.

Reference: Heritage Council of Western Australia

The Perth Mint

The Perth Mint is Australia's oldest operating Mint, established in 1899 to mint gold sovereigns for the British Empire. The Mint is owned by the Western Australian Government and is Australia's specialist precious metals mint, producing collector and investment coins for world markets. The Perth Mint has played a central role in the development of Western Australia's gold industry During the 19th Century, three branches of the Royal Mint of London were established in the Australian colonies to refine gold from the gold rushes and to mint gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns for the British Empire.





310 Hay St
Perth

The Perth Observatory

The original Perth Observatory was constructed in 1896 and was officially opened in 1900 by John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia.

Fremantle Prison

Fremantle Prison is a former Australian prison located in The Terrace, Fremantle, in Western Australia. The 60,000 m² (15 acres) site includes the prison, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels, and prisoner art.

The prison was built by convict labour in the 1850s, and transferred to the colonial government in 1886 for use as a gaol for locally-sentenced prisoners. It closed as a prison in 1991 and reopened as a historic site. It is now a public museum, managed by the Government of Western Australia with daily and nightly tours being operated. Some tours include information about the existence of ghosts within the prison.