Local Government
Albany
Region
Great Southern
77-87 Vancouver St Albany
Albany Cottage Hospital
Annexe
Mary Thomson House
Morgue
Albany
Great Southern
Constructed from 1887 to 1896
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 27 Oct 2020 | |
| State Register | Registered | 22 Nov 2002 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 30 Jun 2001 | Category A+ | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 27 Oct 2020 | Exceptional | |
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 08 Mar 1983 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 08 Mar 1983 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Permanent | 11 Aug 1987 | ||
The place is significant as an example of the design skill of George Temple Poole. The building demonstrates a skilful use of architectural elements, such as roof forms and demonstrative work, and typifies the early style of Poole's public buildings through a use of dressed limestone and timber shingles. The building has importance in the historical context of Albany's development as a regional centre, which began with its initial settlement in 1827. The building has environmental importance through its architectural setting, overlooking the harbour.
The building typifies the style of public buildings built by George Temple Poole during the 1880s, with dressed limestone walls, singled roofs, turrets, ornamental woodwork and a keen concern for grouping and composition of all elements of the building. The most recent additions to the site extends eastwards from the original building along Vancouver Street, and is constructed in brick, with the top section being rendered with shingled roof. This wing is not sympathetic to the original stone building.
Built in 1887, the site functioned as a hospital until a new hospital opened in March 1962. The former hospital was used for a time as a residential hostel for High School students after it ceased to be used as a hospital, and now houses community activities of a general cultural nature. The building was extended in the 1930s and again in the 1950s.
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Temple Poole | Architect | - | - |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Albany and surrounds : data relating to items of heritage significance. | Heritage Study {Other} | 1980 |
| 9441 | Vancouver House | Conservation works report | 2009 |
| 419 | Vancouver Hospital Albany architectural evaluation for the Western Australian Heritage Committee no 14 | Heritage Study {Other} | 1985 |
| 7881 | Albany: spectacular! | Brochure | 0 |
| 4815 | Vancouver Arts Centre : conservation works : final report : replacement of gutters and downpipes to Nurses Quarters. | Report | 2000 |
| 4397 | Vancouver Arts Centre (Albany Cottage Hospital) Conservation Plan | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2000 |
| 8690 | Interpretation plan : Vancouver Arts Centre (fmr Albany Cottage Hospital), Albany. | Heritage Study {Other} | 2007 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | HEALTH | Hospital |
| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Arts and Crafts |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | TIMBER | Shingle |
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
| Wall | BRICK | Face Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Institutions |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
| OCCUPATIONS | Intellectual activities, arts&craft |
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