Commercial Hotel, Fremantle

Commercial Hotel
Commercial Hotel in 2017
Former names Albert Hotel, Southern Cross Hotel, Sundancer Backpackers Hostel
General information
Architectural style Inter-War Free Classical style
Address 80 High Street
Town or city Fremantle
Country Western Australia
Coordinates 32°03′17″S 115°44′43″E / 32.05461°S 115.74537°E / -32.05461; 115.74537Coordinates: 32°03′17″S 115°44′43″E / 32.05461°S 115.74537°E / -32.05461; 115.74537
Completed 1840
Renovated 1908
Height
Architectural Federation Free Classic
Technical details
Floor count 3
Design and construction
Architect John McNeece
Architecture firm John McNeece and son

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

  1. 1 2 3 Cernecca, Dario; Harris, Mike; O'Sullivan, Tim; Zagari, Laurie (1981). Hotels: Architecture and Culture, A Building Type (Report).
  2. 1 2 3 "Commercial Hotel". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Accident at Fremantle". The West Australian. 7 (1, 698). Western Australia. 10 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "The Commercial Hotel". Sunday Times (572). Perth. 20 December 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Fremantle Fantasies". Truth (207). Perth. 1 June 1907. p. 8 (City Edition). Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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