State Library of Western Australia State Records Office
Construction started
1982
Completed
1985
Opened
18 June 1985
Cost
A$37.6 million
Landlord
Government of Western Australia
Design and construction
Architecture firm
Cameron, Chisholm and Nicol
Structural engineer
Norman, Disney and Young
The Alexander Library Building is located in the Cultural Centre of Perth, Western Australia.
It was named after Western Australian historian and former member of the Library Board, Fred Alexander.[1]
It houses the State Library of Western Australia, the J S Battye Library,[2] and the State Records Office, in the Perth Cultural Precinct.
The building falls under the responsibility of the Western Australian government Department of Culture and Arts. It was completed and opened in 1985.[3][4]
It has been changed internally over time, however the basic structure remains.[5][6]
^Alexander, Fred (1976), Library Board collection, retrieved 17 April 2017
^"J. S. Battye Library of West Australian History. -along with the other library services run by the Library Board of Western Australia has moved into the new Alexander Library Building which was officially opened on 18 June, 1985-", Archives and Manuscripts, 14 (2): –111–128, November 1986, ISSN 0157-6895
^The Alexander Library Building : Perth Cultural Centre. Opened 18 June 1985, n.p, retrieved 17 April 2017
^Library Board of Western Australia (1985), The Alexander Library Building : Perth Cultural Centre. Opened 18 June 1985, State Library Service of Western Australia, retrieved 17 April 2017
^Library and Information Service of Western Australia (1990), How to find your way around the Alexander Library building, LISWA, retrieved 17 April 2017
^The Alexander Library Building : Perth Cultural Centre. Opened 18 June 1985, n.p, retrieved 17 April 2017
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