Hotel Fremantle

Hotel Fremantle located on High Street, Fremantle was built in 1899 for W. deLacy Bacon at the height of the Western Australian gold boom. It was designed by the local architecture firm Wilkinson and Smith. The three storey residential hotel contained bedrooms, public bars, billiard room and sitting room. The design incorporated the existing residential structure built for the previous owner William Dalgety Moore which had been constructed in 1885. The building was classified by the National Trust of Australia in 1974 and placed on the Register of National Estate in 1980.[1]

Hotel Fremantle
Cliff street frontage
General information
Locationcnr High and Cliff Streets
Address6 High Street, Fremantle
Town or cityFremantle
CountryWestern Australia
Coordinates32.05558°S 115.742531°E / -32.05558; 115.742531
Current tenantsUniversity of Notre Dame Australia
Completed1899
ClientW. deLacy Bacon
OwnerUniversity of Notre Dame Australia
Design and construction
Architecture firmWilkinson and Smith
TypeState Registered Place
Part ofWest End, Fremantle (25225)
Reference no.900

During World War II the hotel was used as a hospital with operating theatres. In 2002 the building was purchased to become part the Notre Dame University.[1]

References

Information from the City of Fremantle Interpretation Plaques and Panels Research Project was used as the basis of this article. This project was completed in May 2002 by historian Kristy Bizzaca, and is available by visiting the City of Fremantle's History Centre.

  1. "Hotel Fremantle". 00900. Heritage council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.