Local Government
Perth
Region
Metropolitan
560 Hay St Perth
Bugatti's Bar
Regatta Hotel
Perth
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1937
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | Adopted | 17 May 1993 | |
| State Register | Registered | 04 Aug 1998 | HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Perth Draft Inventory 99-01 | YES | 31 Dec 1999 | ||
| Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey | Completed | 30 Jun 1994 | ||
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 06 Feb 1993 | ||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 28 Mar 2023 | Category 2 | |
| Local Heritage Survey | Completed\Draft | Category 1 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 13 Mar 2001 | Category 1 | |
The place has aesthetic significance in the range of original Art Deco details throughout its exterior and interior design. Few other buildings in central Perth possess such an extensive range and quality of Art Deco details. The building makes a strong contribution to the streetscape of Hay Street, while its style is a reflection of post-Depression development in the city. The place has historic significance in its continuous use as a licensed public house since 1848. The place has historic significance as the only remaining central city hotel designed in the Art Deco style.
Symmetrical facade with emphatic geometrical forms.
This hotel replaced the two storey 1878 John Bull Inn which in turn replaced an earlier hotel from 1848 called the John Bull Tavern. At this time John Chipper was the licensee and then owner. In 1885 the John Bull Inn’s name was changed to the Criterion Hotel. This hotel was one of the earliest in Perth to have electric light which occurred in 1892. When the 1937 hotel was built it had over 100 rooms as well as public rooms and bars. It was a modern hotel with all the conveniences of the time. The hotel was built for the Swan Brewery Company who held the lease to the hotel on the site since 1892. It was designed by architects Hobbs, Forbes and Partners as J. J. Talbot Hobbs had previously designed the Swan Brewery Company’s Brewery and Malthouse. Boans provided all the furniture, carpet, curtains, cutlery and crockery for the fit out. During the 1980s the hotel was renamed the Regatta Hotel Complex. The hotel was renamed The Criterion in 1996 when it was reopened after refurbishment.
High level of integrity. Medium level of authenticity as the facade is intact above ground floor level and modifications have been made internally.
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation Criterion Hotel | 1998 | ||
| 1.50/560 | COP Heritage Place File | ||
| HCWA Assessment | |||
| L.Gray and I. Hockins Criterion Hotel Perth Heritage Assessment and Conseveration Plan Prepared for Ron Jee and Associates | |||
| Draft Municapal Heritage Inventory | 2001 | ||
| Conservation Managament Plan Review, Laura Grey and Irene Sauman | 2007 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7641 | Heritage assessment and conservation plan : volume 1 of 2 : Criterion Hotel | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1994 |
| 9516 | Criterion Hotel conservation works: final report. | Conservation works report | 2010 |
| 9191 | Criterion Hotel, Perth. Conservation management plan review. Review of the 1994 conservation plan. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 2007 |
| 11607 | Criterion Hotel | Conservation works report | 2013 |
| 7642 | Heritage assessment and conservation plan : volume 2 of 2 : Criterion Hotel. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1994 |
| 3324 | Criterion Hotel : heritage assessment and conservation plan. Volumes 1 & 2. | Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} | 1994 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Style |
|---|
| Inter-War Functionalist |
| Inter-War Art Deco |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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