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.The York Hotel: History
/ref>Susie Ashworth, Rebecca Turner, Simone Egger, ''Western Australia''
Lonely Planet, 2004, p. 147
/ref>Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel
Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2014.Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel
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

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. 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

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on 7 May 1977. It was also entered onto the Register of the National Estate by the

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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

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