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The Peninsula Hotel is a heritage-listed former hotel in Maylands, Western Australia. Located at 221 Railway Parade, opposite Maylands railway station, it was constructed by owner Friederich Liebe. The historic Edwardian-style hotel was saved from demolition in the 1970s, becoming a space for several community groups, and later a Dôme cafe.[1] [2]
The Peninsula Hotel was constructed in 1906 to serve the rapidly growing population of Maylands. The area had flourished following the opening of a station on the Midland railway line,, which serviced Mephan Ferguson's factory which made pipes for the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. The builder and owner of the hotel was Friederich Liebe, a well-known builder who had previously worked on Queen's Hall and His Majesty's Theatre. By April 1906 construction was well underway, as noted by the local press.[1]
The hotel was a well-known landmark in the 1920s and 1930s. It was the start and end points of the Beverley to Perth Cycle Race, initiated by Percy Armstrong.[3] Liebe owned the hotel until his death in 1950, when it became Albert Klein's per Liebe's will. It was soon bought by the Swan Brewery Company in April 1952.[1]
By the 1970s, the ageing Peninsula Hotel was in need of renovations. Swan Brewery decided in 1973 to build a new tavern on the adjacent site, to better cater for the modern drinking culture. They planned to demolish the hotel, and replace it with a car park. The Western Australian branch of the National Trust of Australia attempted to convince the company in mid-1973 to preserve the historic hotel, but failed to do so. The Peninsula Association, an independent group of people interested in conserving the hotel, formed around this time; in 1974, following a large public meeting, the association got the company to agree to postpone demolition, pending a feasible proposal for the building preservation and future use.[1] This is one of the earliest examples in Perth of a historic building being saved through public outrage.
The hotel was classified by the National Trust on 16 September 1974, and given a permanent entry on the Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978. It was listed on the State Register of Heritage Places on 23 September 1994,[4] by which time the building was in use as the base of multiple community groups "for social activities and community development".[1] The building was also listed on the City of Stirling's municipal inventory on 17 June 1997, and transferred to the City of Bayswater (along with the suburb of Maylands) on 1 July 1998.[4]
Dôme Coffees Australia took over the hotel, as a cafe and their corporate headquarters.[2] [5] They won an award for the restoration in the 2013 Western Australian Heritage Awards.[2]