Captain Stirling Hotel, Nedlands

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

01832

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Location

80 Stirling Hwy Nedlands

Location Details

Local Government

Nedlands

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1935

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	19 Dec 2017		City of Nedlands
State Register	Registered	30 Aug 2016	Register Entry Assessment Documentation

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	26 Oct 1999
Survey of 20th Ctry Architecture	Completed	01 Mar 1988
Art Deco Significant Bldg Survey	Completed	30 Jun 1994
Classified by the National Trust	Adopted	22 Apr 1998
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	15 Apr 1999
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Oct 2018	Category B	Category B Worthy of a high level of protection; to be retained and conserved; provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Nedlands Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Nedlands
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	27 Apr 1999	Category B	Category B Worthy of a high level of protection; to be retained and conserved; provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the City of Nedlands Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to be undertaken before approval given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote heritage conservation should be considered.	City of Nedlands

Statement of Significance

Captain Stirling Hotel is a fine and rare example of an Inter-War Spanish Mission style hotel which demonstrates the principal characteristics of the style, and is considered a landmark along the Nedlands strip of Stirling Highway.

Physical Description

The two-storey Inter-War Spanish Mission style hotel incorporates details such as centralised Dutch gable entrance block, loggia and arcade, rounded archways, and twisted columns.

History

The hotel was constructed in 1936 for Senator Edward Bertram Johnston, a prominent political figure in WA during the first half of the Twentieth Century. The building was designed by the architects George Herbert Parry and Marshall Clifton.

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
George Herbert Parry	Architect	-	-
Marshall Clifton	Architect	-	-
Overman & Zuideveld	Architect	-	-

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
12118	Captain Stirling Hotel, 80 Stirling Highway Nedlands	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2020

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Spanish Mission

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	TILE	Terracotta Tile
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people

Creation Date

23 Feb 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.