York Hotel, Kalgoorlie

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York Hotel
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Exterior of the York Hotel
York Hotel, Kalgoorlie
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural styleFederation Anglo-Dutch architecture
Address259 Hannan Street
Town or city Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Coordinates 30°44′54″S121°28′19″E / 30.74828°S 121.47204°E / -30.74828; 121.47204
Construction started1900
Completed1901
Opened23 February 1901
ClientMr Laslett
Technical details
Floor count2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Daniel T Edmunds
Website
www.yorkhotel.com.au
TypeState Registered Place
Designated9 February 1996
Reference no. 1307

The York Hotel is a heritage hotel on Hannan Street, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

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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 5 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]

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. [12]

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References

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  2. Susie Ashworth, Rebecca Turner, Simone Egger, Western Australia, Lonely Planet, 2004, p. 147
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel Archived 25 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Register of Historic Places. (Number: 01307) York Hotel City of Kalgourlie-Boulder. Retrieved 20 May 2014
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  6. "News and Notes". Sun. 9 September 1900.
  7. "Advertising". Kalgoorlie Miner. 18 February 1901.
  8. "A Fine Hotel". Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916) . WA: National Library of Australia. 5 March 1901. p. 20. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. "Searching".
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