White Star Hotel facts for kids
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White Star Hotel from Stirling Terrace
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| General information | |
| Type | Heritage listed building |
| Location | Albany, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°01′36″S 117°53′10″E / 35.0268°S 117.8861°E |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 7 December 2007 |
| Part of | Stirling Terrace Precinct, Albany (14922) |
| Reference no. | 67 |
The White Star Hotel is a special old building in Albany. It is a "heritage listed" place, which means it is important to history. This hotel is in the Great Southern part of Western Australia.
You can find the hotel on Stirling Terrace. This street used to be the main spot for shops and people meeting up. The hotel looks out over Princess Royal Harbour, a beautiful bay. It got its name from the White Star Line. This was a big shipping company that used to sail from Albany.
Building the White Star Hotel
The hotel you see today was finished in 1910. It was built where another hotel, the White Hart Hotel, used to stand. That first hotel was built in 1906. But it was taken down in 1910 to make room for the new White Star Hotel.
A man named Charles William Reddin owned and ran the hotel back then. The new building had two floors. It had 22 bedrooms for guests. There were also many other rooms for people to use. A large dining room was a big feature. Downstairs, there was a bigger dining room and a bar area. Big arched windows faced Stirling Terrace. The side of the building facing the street had a balcony. This balcony had fancy wooden railings.
Hotel Owners Through the Years
Charles William Reddin was still in charge in 1916. By 1919, George Marques became the new owner. Later, Clarence L. Braddock took over running the hotel. He managed it from 1939 until 1943.
Changes and Updates
The hotel got a new look in 1993. Workers removed the paint from the ground floor walls. This showed off the cool brickwork underneath. The old balcony was also taken away. A new, modern roof-like structure was put in its place.
In 2006, a brewery opened inside the hotel. It was called Tangleheads. This name is a bit funny! It came from the very first brewery in Albany. That brewery opened in the 1860s. People called its beer "Tangleheads" because it could make drinkers feel a bit dizzy!
The hotel got some help in 2014. The owners received money to fix up and preserve the building. This was part of a project to make Stirling Terrace look great. It was all ready for the Anzac Centenary celebrations.
