York Hotel, Kalgoorlie
| York Hotel | |
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Exterior of the York Hotel
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | Federation Anglo-Dutch architecture |
| Address | 259 Hannan Street |
| Town or city | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Construction started | 1900 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Opened | 23 February 1901 |
| Client | Mr Laslett |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Daniel T Edmunds |
| Website | |
| http://www.yorkhotel.com.au | |
The York Hotel is a heritage hotel on Hannan Street, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Location
The hotel is located at 259 Hannan Street, between Wilson and Cassidy Streets.[1][2][3][4]
History
The hotel was built by John Crothers in 1900-1901 for landlord and proprietor, Henry Edward Laslett.[1][4][5][6] It was designed as a two-storey building in the Federation Anglo-Dutch style by architect Daniel T Edmunds, who also designed the City Markets, another historic landmark building in Kalgoorlie. The foundation stone was laid on 5th September 1900.[1][3][4][7]
The hotel opened on 23 February 1901.[8][1][4] It was leased to Peter McLachlan, who had previously served as the manager of McPhair's Hotel on Collins Street in Melbourne.[4] The facade was renovated in 1974 and 1985.[4]
It still serves as a hotel and a restaurant.[1]
Photographs
The hotel is one of the more photographed buildings in Kalgoorlie due to its design.[9][10][11]
Heritage value
The hotel was classified by the National Trust of Australia (WA) on 7 May 1977.[3][4] It was also entered onto the Register of the National Estate by the Australian Heritage Commission on 21 October 1980.[3][4] Additionally, it has been listed on the State Heritage Register since 9 February 1996.[3][4]
Gallery
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York front distant satusuro.JPG
Architectural detail
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York front detail satusuro.JPG
Architectural detail
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The York Hotel: History
- ↑ Susie Ashworth, Rebecca Turner, Simone Egger, Western Australia, Lonely Planet, 2004, p. 147
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel City of Kalgourlie-Boulder. Retrieved 20 May 2014
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32206217
- ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article211736457
- ↑ CiteArticle identifierhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88281445
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- ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/picture/result?q=+York+Hotel%2C+Kalgoorlie
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