Peninsula Hotel, Maylands

The Peninsula Hotel is a heritage-listed former hotel in Maylands, Western Australia. Located at 221 Railway Parade, opposite Maylands railway station, it was constructed c. 1906 by owner Friederich Liebe. The historic Edwardian-style hotel was saved from demolition in the 1970s, becoming a space for several community groups, and later a Dôme cafe.[1][2]

Peninsula Hotel
Peninsula Hotel in Maylands, now a Dôme cafe
General information
TypeHeritage listed building
LocationMaylands, Western Australia
Coordinates31°55′41″S 115°53′29″E
TypeState Registered Place
Designated23 September 1994
Reference no.2423

History
The hotel on its opening day in 1906

The Peninsula Hotel was constructed in 1906 to serve the rapidly growing population of Maylands. The area had flourished following the opening of a station on the Midland railway line, c. 1898–1899, which serviced Mephan Ferguson's factory which made pipes for the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. The builder and owner of the hotel was Friederich Liebe, a well-known builder who had previously worked on Queen's Hall and His Majesty's Theatre. By April 1906 construction was well underway, as noted by the local press.[1]

The hotel was a well-known landmark in the 1920s and 1930s. It was the start and end points of the Beverley to Perth Cycle Race, initiated by Percy Armstrong.[3] Liebe owned the hotel until his death in 1950, when it became Albert Klein's per Liebe's will. It was soon bought by the Swan Brewery Company in April 1952.[1]

By the 1970s, the ageing Peninsula Hotel was in need of renovations. Swan Brewery decided in 1973 to build a new tavern on the adjacent site, to better cater for the modern drinking culture. They planned to demolish the hotel, and replace it with a car park. The Western Australian branch of the National Trust of Australia attempted to convince the company in mid-1973 to preserve the historic hotel, but failed to do so. The Peninsula Association, an independent group of people interested in conserving the hotel, formed around this time; in 1974, following a large public meeting, the association got the company to agree to postpone demolition, pending a feasible proposal for the building preservation and future use.[1] This is one of the earliest examples in Perth of a historic building being saved through public outrage.[4]

The hotel was classified by the National Trust on 16 September 1974, and given a permanent entry on the Register of the National Estate on 21 March 1978. It was listed on the State Register of Heritage Places on 23 September 1994,[5] by which time the building was in use as the base of multiple community groups "for social activities and community development".[1] The building was also listed on the City of Stirling's municipal inventory on 17 June 1997, and transferred to the City of Bayswater (along with the suburb of Maylands) on 1 July 1998.[5][6]

Dôme Coffees Australia took over the hotel, as a cafe and their corporate headquarters.[2][7] They won an award for the restoration in the 2013 Western Australian Heritage Awards.[2]

References
  1. Heritage Council of Western Australia (23 September 1994). "Register of Heritage Places - Assemnet Documentation: Peninsula Hotel, Maylands" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "Historical Sites and Landmarks". City of Bayswater. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "Beverley to Perth". The Magpie and Australian. Western Australia. 28 September 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 10 February 2020 – via Trove.
  4. 1997 City of Stirling Municipal Inventory (PDF). City of Stirling. 17 June 1997. p. 106. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. Heritage Council of Western Australia (1 January 2017). "Peninsula Hotel (fmr)". inHerit. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. "Transfer of Maylands From the City of Stirling to the City of Bayswater" (PDF). 1997 City of Stirling Municipal Inventory. City of Stirling. 15 September 1998 [First published 17 June 1997]. pp. 57, 63. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. "Our History". Dome. Dôme Coffees Australia. 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

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