Pier Hotel

Author

Town of Port Hedland

Place Number

18429

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Location

6-8 The Esplanade Port Hedland

Location Details

Local Government

Port Hedland

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	23 Aug 2017

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
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Nov 2007	Category 3	Category 3 A place of some cultural heritage significance to Town of Port Hedland. Implications: No constraints. Recommend: Encourage retention of the place. Photograph and document the place if retention is not possible.

Statement of Significance

The Pier Hotel is significant for associations with the original Pier Hotel. It demonstrates a sense of place for the social activities and hospitality over the decades. It typifies development in the 1970s and makes a contribution to the character of the town.

Physical Description

There are no remains of the original hotel. The existing hotel fronts the
Esplanade.

History

Constructed during the 1890s, the Pier Hotel was one of the first two hotels constructed in Port Hedland, along with the Port Hedland Hotel. At the settlement of the town, Port Hedland comprised the two hotels, a blacksmiths shop, and a jetty. The original proprietors of the hotel were Wallace and Robertson, who in 1900 left the district, and the hotel was taken over by George Pilkington. The Pilkingtons owned the hotel until the 1920s.

Initially, a single storied corrugated iron hotel overlooking the harbour, an additional storey was added in 1906. The Pier Hotel was considered to be the upmarket hotel in town, often frequented by station owners, commercial travellers and pilots. Both the Pier and Esplanade hotels were frequented by flight crews staying overnight in Port Hedland. The ventilation in the dining room was by way of a slat system, with weights in the ceiling to keep the air moving. The area around the hotel was open, with a fenced grassed area.

The new Pier Hotel was constructed during the 1960s.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Degree
Authenticity: Nil

Changes to place: Extensive. No original buildings remain on the site.

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Creation Date

07 Feb 2008

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Jul 2021

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