P & O Hotel

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00911

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Location

25 High St Fremantle

Location Details

Local Government

Fremantle

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	08 Mar 2007		City of Fremantle

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Sep 2000	Level 1B	Level 1B The City of Fremantle has identified this place as being of exceptional cultural heritage significance in its own right within the context of Fremantle and its conservation is required. It is recommended that this place be considered for entry in the Heritage Council of Western Australia's Register of Heritage Places.	City of Fremantle
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	21 Mar 1978			Heritage Council
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	28 Oct 1974			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

On this site was another hotel, the Victoria before construction of the P& O in 1896. Also this hotel is a fine example of Gold Rush architecture and is an important component to the west end. This hotel has been classified for historic, social, architectural and streetscape reasons

Physical Description

The P & O Hotel is a two storey residential hotel with an attic floor. Some stucco ornament particularly at the apex of the pediment and a balustrade parapet. Sadly the building suffered from many alterations, in particular the removal of the verandahs and the corner tower and a proliferation of television antennas. Restoration to near original condition should be encouraged

History

Assessment 1974
Construction: 1896
Architect/Designer: Cavanagh & Cavanagh

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
6596	The Australian pub.	Book	1966

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Filigree
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Pointed Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Painted Brick
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

30 May 1989

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Approved

Last Update

11 Sep 2023

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.