Hotel Rottnest

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Title

Hotel Rottnest

Subject

crenellation, Government House, Governor General, Governor’s summer residence, hotels, hotel, Hotel Rottnest, Richard Roach Jewell, Rottnest Island, Thomson Bay, tourism, turret, WA, Western Australia, castle, castles

Description

The current Hotel Rottnest is in the Thomson Bay settlement on Rottnest Island 19 km off the coast of Perth. It was built between 1858 and 1864 as a summer residence for the Governor General of Western Australia. Designed by the Superintendant of Public Works and Towns, Richard Roach Jewell, the original two-storey building includes turrets and crenellation, giving the upper storey the impression of a castle. The building was used as the Governor’s summer residence until 1912. Since being converted for holiday accommodation in 1917, and a hotel from 1953, a number of extensions have been added, including a single storey accommodation wing that also includes turrets and crenellation.     

For Hotel Rottnest see http://www.hotelrottnest.com.au


Creator

McLeod, Shane

Date

10 April 2012

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