Windsor Hotel South Perth

This well known hotel located at 112 Mill Point Road, South Perth, was built between 1895 and 1898 and remains one of the great surviving hotels in Australia. It was added to the Sate Register of Heritage Places in February 1996 and is listed with the National Trust. The building is an example of civic architecture in the 'Federation Filigree' style combining Italianate details with decorative cast iron filigree verandahs.

Details contained in the State's Register of Heritage Places (Heritage Council inHerit site) can be viewed by clicking on the button below:

State Heritage Register Document

South Perth's Heritage Precinct

The Windsor Hotel forms part of a precinct of late nineteenth and early twentieth century public buildings surrounding the junction of Mends Street, Mill Point Road and Labouchere Road. These buildings include the Windsor Hotel (1898), the Old Mill Theatre that was formerly the Mechanics Institute (1899), the former South Perth Post Office (1900) and the former South Perth Police Station (1908). Red brick with contrasting cement relief work is a common feature.

The Building's Background

The Windsor Hotel was designed by prominent architect JJ Talbot Hobbs and built for George Strickland in 1898 at a cost of £4,050 and is pictured below as it was in 1924. During World War II the Strickland family sold the hotel. It was later purchased by Mary Raine.

In August 1957 Mary Raine signed a Deed of Trust bequeathing her property empire, that included the Windsor Hotel, to the University of Western Australia. The Raine Medical Research Foundation represents the largest bequest received for medical research by The University of Western Australia.

Since 1962 there have been extensive additions and alterations. The University of Western Australia leased and later sold the hotel to Geofrey Charles Ogden of the Ogden Corporation Pty Ltd. The verandah and balcony were extensively restored in 1980.

Owned and cared for by the Ogden family, the Windsor mixes its historic charm with contemporary chic.The former public bar has been transformed into the modern boutique Mends St Bar, the old restaurant is now a colourful café bar, the old Sluggers Bar is long gone, the area now a beautiful bar and garden.