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.
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/ref>[Susie Ashworth, Rebecca Turner, Simone Egger, ''Western Australia'']
Lonely Planet, 2004, p. 147
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Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2014.[Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel](_blank)
City of Kalgourlie-Boulder. Retrieved 20 May 2014
History
The hotel was built by John Crothers in 1900–1901 for landlord and proprietor, Henry Edward Laslett. 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 5 September 1900.
The hotel opened on 23 February 1901. It was leased to Peter McLachlan, who had previously served as the manager of McPhair's Hotel on Collins Street in Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. The facade was renovated in 1974 and 1985.
It still serves as a hotel and a restaurant.
Photographs
The hotel is one of the more photographed buildings in Kalgoorlie due to its design.
Heritage value
The hotel was classified by the National Trust of Australia (WA)
The National Trust of Western Australia, officially the National Trust of Australia (W.A.), is a statutory authority that delivers heritage services, including conservation and interpretation, on behalf of the Western Australian government and c ...
on 7 May 1977. It was also entered onto the Register of the National Estate by the Australian Heritage Commission
The Australian Heritage Commission (AHC), was the Australian federal government authority established in 1975 by the ''Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975'' as the first body to manage natural and cultural heritage in Australia until its de ...
on 21 October 1980. Additionally, it has been listed on the State Heritage Register since 9 February 1996.
In 1992 Australia Post featured the York Hotel on a postage stamp as part of the Desert Gold set of four stamps commemorating the discovery of gold in Western Australia.
Gallery
File:York front roof in 2014.jpg, Architectural detail
File:York Hotel roof front detail jpg.jpg, Architectural detail
References
External links
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1901 establishments in Australia
Hotel buildings completed in 1901
Hotels established in 1901
Federation style architecture
Heritage hotels in Australia
Western Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
Art Nouveau architecture in Australia
Art Nouveau hotels
Hotels in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Heritage places in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia