Local Government
Cockburn
Region
Metropolitan
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Location
371 Cockburn Rd Coogee
Location Details
note that construction date is incorrect in Register documentation. Correct date is 1898.
Other Name(s)
Coogee Progress Association
Old Coogee Hotel
Powell’s Coogee Hotel
Swan Anglican Children’s Home
Construction Date
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Agreement | YES | 16 Jan 2018 |
Text of the Heritage Agreement |
Heritage Council |
| Heritage List | Adopted | 10 Apr 2014 | ||
| State Register | Registered | 14 May 2002 |
Register Entry Assessment Documentation |
Heritage Council |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 |
|
Heritage Council | |
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place |
|
Heritage Council | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 02 May 1988 |
|
Heritage Council | |
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 19 Feb 1991 |
|
Heritage Council | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 01 Nov 2012 | Category A |
Category A |
|
Child Places
Statement of Significance
Coogee Hotel (fmr) is a rare example of a single-storey purpose built ‘honeymoon’ hotel, surviving in close to the city locations and is a surviving component of a precinct which was a destination for visitors and holiday makers for the first two decades of the 20th century.
Coogee Hotel (fmr) has significance as an Anglican children’s holiday camp from 1930 until the middle of World War II, after which it became a permanent children’s home from the end of World War II until 1967.
Coogee Hotel (fmr) is a landmark on the coastal road between Fremantle and Rockingham.
Coogee Post Office (fmr) is representative of places which served the rural areas near Perth but which have gradually been engulfed by urban development.
Coogee Post Office (fmr) has aesthetic value as a simple limestone building, with some landmark value on Cockburn Road.
Physical Description
Coogee Hotel (fmr) is a single-storey building of substantial limestone construction. It is set close to Cockburn Road on a cleared block of land. It is made from coursed limestone blocks with brick quoins.
It features decorative stucco moulded arches on the front doors and windows. The roof is corrugated iron with a bull-nosed verandah shading three sides, supported by timber posts with ornamental capitals and timber corner brackets. The brick chimneys have moulded stucco tops.
Recent adaptive works have added a sympathetic wing to the north of the building.
History
Coogee Hotel (fmr), one of the first hotels in the area, was built by Walter Powell in 1898. Powell was a trustee for the Coogee Agricultural Society and a member of the Fremantle District Roads Board from 1887-1900. Powell is said to have modelled the hotel on places he had seen along the French Riviera.
It became a popular ‘watering hole’ visited by people after the long trip to Fremantle Markets. It was later patronised by customers who came by train. The hotel was the first stop from Fremantle for the stage coach on its way to Mandurah. The location of the hotel and its garden setting made it attractive to newlyweds and it became known as ‘the Honeymoon Hotel of WA’. It was well attended on Race Days as the Race Course was built next door. Powell encouraged attendance by offering substantial purses, the most prestigious being the Coogee Cup.
When de-licensed (1930s) it remained vacant until 1942 when occupied by the Swan Anglican Children’s Home. It was again vacated when the home closed in 1967. In the 1970s it was home to the Coogee Progress Association.
Integrity/Authenticity
INTEGRITY: Moderate
AUTHENTICITY: High
Condition
Good
State Heritage Office library entries
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5443 | Coogee Hotel and Post Office : future use study. | Report | 2000 |
| 11754 | Coogee Hotel and Post Office | Electronic | 2017 |
| 6779 | Coogee Hotel and Post Office : schedule of conservation and refurbishment works + costed schedule. | Conservation works report | 2002 |
| 10291 | A report on an archaeological excavation of the former Coogee Hotel and Post Office site. Cockburn Road, Coogee | Electronic | 2006 |
| 4308 | Coogee Hotel and Post Office : conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1999 |
| 6992 | Old Coogee Hotel & Post Office : conservation works and specification. | Conservation works report | 2004 |
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Institutional Housing |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Other Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other |
Architectural Styles
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Free Classical |
Construction Materials
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
Historic Themes
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
Creation Date
21 Jul 1995Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
06 Dec 2019Disclaimer
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