Wentworth Hotel, Perth
The Wentworth Hotel is located on the corner of Murray Street and William Street in Perth, Western Australia.
Wentworth Hotel | |
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General information | |
Type | Heritage listed building |
Location | Perth, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31.9521°S 115.8574°E |
Type | State Registered Place |
Part of | William & Wellington Street Precinct (16743) |
Reference no. | 2067 |
The hotel was known as the Gordons Hotel prior to the First World War.[1]
It was rebuilt by Mary Thomas (later Mary Raine) in 1927–1928 as the Wentworth, with Western Australian newspapers seeing the centenary of the state in 1929 as a motivation for new and renovated hotels for increased accommodation.[2][3]
During the Second World War the hotel attracted publicity over troops fighting, causing the hotel to be made out of bounds to troops.[4] The hotel was also cautioned on drinks provision by the licensing court in the same year.[5]
The hotel is part of the Raine Square block and has been included in heritage assessments of the block.[6]
Notes
- "Gordon's Hotel and Cafe Anglais". Perth (245) (CITY ed.). Perth. 22 February 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CITY ACCOMMODATION". Toodyay Herald (34). Western Australia. 21 December 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CITY ACCOMMODATION". The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express. 36 (5413). Western Australia. 21 December 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "OUT OF BOUNDS". The West Australian. 59 (17, 856). Western Australia. 1 October 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "HOTEL WARNED, LICENCE RENEWED". The Daily News. LXI (21, 420) (HOME ed.). Western Australia. 29 November 1943. p. 12. Retrieved 13 November 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Palassis Architects; City & Suburban Group (2001), William, Murray, Queen and Wellington Streets streetblock (including Raine Square) heritage assessment : an assessment of cultural heritage significance for Spowers Architects on behalf of City & Suburban Group Pty Ltd, City & Suburban Group Pty Ltd, retrieved 13 November 2017