Dilhorn House is a two storey

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-style building located on the corner of Bulwer and Lord streets,

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Construction

The building was constructed for businessman William Thorley Loton, a wealthy merchant with large land holdings in the northwest of the state. He was a member of the

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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

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, 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, equivalent to in . Situated on high ground looking over the

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to the city, the building has a floor area of over sixteen rooms. Loton also owned a large area of land opposite, known as ''Loton's Paddock'', which he sold to the

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in 1904 for the purpose of providing recreation for the residents of the area. In 1909, it was renamed

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

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. In 2001 it was sold to a private buyer.

Current use

, Dillhorn House is occupied by Aurora Environmental.

Heritage listing

Dilhorn was classified by the

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in 1982. The building was entered on the

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in 1986.

References

{{reflist Landmarks in Perth, Western Australia State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Vincent Houses completed in 1897 Houses in Western Australia