| York Hotel | |||||||||
| Building Type: | Hotel | ||||||||
| Architectural Style: | Federation Anglo-Dutch architecture | ||||||||
| Client: | Mr Laslett | ||||||||
| Address: | 259 Hannan Street | ||||||||
| Location Town: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | -30.7483°N 121.472°W | ||||||||
| Start Date: | 1900 | ||||||||
| Completion Date: | 1901 | ||||||||
| Opened Date: | 23 February 1901 | ||||||||
| Floor Count: | 2 | ||||||||
| Architect: | Daniel T Edmunds | ||||||||
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The York Hotel is a heritage hotel on Hannan Street, in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
The hotel is located at 259 Hannan Street, between Wilson and Cassidy Streets.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The hotel was built by John Crothers in 1900–1901 for landlord and proprietor, Henry Edward Laslett.[1] [4] [5] [6] It was designed as a two-storey building in the Federation Anglo-Dutch style by architect Daniel T Edmunds, who also designed the City Markets, another historic landmark building in Kalgoorlie. The foundation stone was laid on 5 September 1900.[1] [3] [4] [7]
The hotel opened on 23 February 1901.[8] [1] [4] It was leased to Peter McLachlan, who had previously served as the manager of McPhair's Hotel on Collins Street in Melbourne.[4] The facade was renovated in 1974 and 1985.[4]
It still serves as a hotel and a restaurant.[1]
The hotel is one of the more photographed buildings in Kalgoorlie due to its design.[9]
The hotel was classified by the National Trust of Australia (WA) on 7 May 1977.[3] [4] It was also entered onto the Register of the National Estate by the Australian Heritage Commission on 21 October 1980.[3] [4] Additionally, it has been listed on the State Heritage Register since 9 February 1996.[3] [4]
In 1992, Australia Post featured the York Hotel on a postage stamp, as part of the Desert Gold set of four stamps commemorating the discovery of gold in Western Australia.[10]