Commercial Hotel, Fremantle
Historic pub/hotel in Fremantle, Australia
32°03′17″S 115°44′43″E / 32.05461°S 115.74537°E / -32.05461; 115.74537
The Commercial Hotel is a hotel at 80 High Street in Fremantle, Western Australia.[1] The current building is of three storeys in the Federation Free Classic style, and was registered on the Register of the National Estate in 1978.[2] It is now the Sundancers Backpackers Hostel.
History
In 1840 Captain John Thomas built the Southern Cross Hotel, and his wife managed it while he was away at sea.[1] It was later renamed the Albert Hotel[2] and then later the Commercial Hotel.
In 1891 the publican of the Commercial Hotel was E. Jonas.[3]
The hotel was re-built in 1908,[1] and possibly renovated the same year.[4] At this time, a number of other old buildings in nearby lots were being demolished — a newspaper of 1907 reports that:
Fremantle's "rat castles" and microbe homes are gradually coming down. Some have already been erased, and the "rodents' resort" next the Commercial Hotel is in course of demolition.[5]
Current usage
In about 2000 the hotel was converted into the Sun Dancer Resort backpackers' hostel.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Cernecca, Dario; Harris, Mike; O'Sullivan, Tim; Zagari, Laurie (1981). Hotels: Architecture and Culture, A Building Type (Report).
- ^ a b c "Commercial Hotel". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Accident at Fremantle". The West Australian. Vol. 7, no. 1, 698. Western Australia. 10 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Commercial Hotel". Sunday Times. No. 572. Perth. 20 December 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Fremantle Fantasies". Truth. No. 207. Perth. 1 June 1907. p. 8 (City Edition). Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Sundancer Backpackers Hostel, official site
