Albion Hotel, Cottesloe facts for kids
The Albion Hotel is a historic building located on Stirling Highway in Cottesloe, Western Australia. It has been operating as a hotel since 1870.
In its early days, the hotel was known as Halfway House. This was because it was located right in the middle of the journey between Fremantle and Perth. The land for the hotel was first set up by Thomas Briggs before 1869. For more than a hundred years, this building has been a popular place, known as a public house (another name for a pub or hotel), and has had several different names.
The Hotel's Early Days
In 1864, a man named Thomas Ernest Briggs bought the land for the hotel for ten pounds. It's not completely clear if he built a brand new building or changed an old one that was already there. However, old writings from the 1860s mention building work happening on the Albion site.
Records show that Briggs asked for a special permit to run a public house in 1870. This is when the original inn officially opened as Halfway House. Briggs later sold the property to Robert Napoleon Bullen in 1882. Today, Robert's name is remembered in the well-known cafe area called Napoleon Street nearby. Robert Bullen had big dreams to create a fun park called The Albion Pleasure Grounds, but he passed away before he could make his plans happen.
In 1907, the hotel was put up for sale by Alice Bullen. Later, in 1912, the permit to run the hotel changed from Norman Ferres to Frederick Treadgold.
Fire at the Hotel
In 2016, a fire started in the roof of the hotel. It caused about $10,000 worth of damage. Luckily, firefighters were able to save the building from being completely destroyed.
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