Dilhorn House is a two storey Federation Queen Anne

Federation architecture

Federation architecture refers to the architectural style in Australia, which was prevalent from around 1890 to 1920. The period refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia...

-style building located on Bulwer Street in Perth, Western Australia

Perth, Western Australia (suburb)

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Construction

The building was constructed in 1897 for businessman William Thorley Loton who also owned a large area of land opposite known as Loton's Paddock. The name Dilhorn is believed to be a reference to Loton's home town of Dilhorne

Dilhorne

Dilhorne is an ancient parish and village in Staffordshire, three miles from Cheadle and six miles from Stoke-on-Trent.The village is within the Staffordshire Moorlands area....

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

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Current use

The building is currently occupied by the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia.

Heritage listing

Dilhorn was classified by the National Trust of Australia

National Trust of Australia

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 in 1982. The building was entered on the Register of the National Estate

Register of the National Estate

The Register of the National Estate is a listing of natural and cultural heritage places in Australia. The listing was initially compiled between 1976 and 2003 by the Australian Heritage Commission. The register is now maintained by the Australian Heritage Council...

in 1986.