Albany Cottage Hospital

Albany Cottage Hospital

Albany Cottage Hospital is the heritage site of a former hospital in Albany, Western Australia. The site is also named the Vancouver Arts Centre Group for its later use as a community arts centre.

Description

The buildings and grounds are situated on Vancouver Street, Albany, on a site that overlooks the Princess Royal Harbour. The main building is constructed from local limestone, with a roof of split Jarrah shingles.The hospital was completed in 1897, from the 1886 design of George Temple-Poole, and continued to operate until 1962.

Heritage value

This work by Poole was the first of his many public buildings in the state, and a significant departure in architectural style for the Public Works Department. The design followed a contemporary movement of architects, such as Edwin Lutyens, that drew influence from the English cottage. The work is identified as Federation Arts and Crafts, and as an "aesthetically exceptional example" of the architect's work. Other nineteenth century buildings on the site, such as the former nurses quarters, morgue, and carpenters workshop, are regarded as significant as an intact hospital complex. It is the oldest remaining hospital of the historic township. The views of the harbour make this a significant landmark.

References

*cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=9317|title=Albany Cottage Hospital (former)|date=Sep 27 2008|work= Australian Heritage Database|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite web|url=http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/U-Z%20Reg/Vancouver%20Arts%20Cent%20(P).PDF|title=Vancouver Arts Centre Group|work=Places database|publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia|accessdate=2008-09-21
* cite book
last = Oldham
first = Ray
authorlink =
coauthors = John Oldham, Tish Phillips (drawings)
title = Western heritage. Part 2. George Temple-Poole, architect of the golden years, 1885-1897
publisher = University of Western Australia Press, 1980
date = 1980
location = Nedlands, W. A.
doi =
id = ISBN 0-85564-173-8


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