PHOTOGRAPH: SUBIACO HOTEL, HAY STREET, 1988

Part of a study undertaken by KA Adam and Associates architecture firm and the City of Subiaco in 1988 on the main streets of Subiaco, including Rokeby Road and Hay Street.

Subiaco Hotel was constructed from 1898. Designer of the Hotel has not been established. It is one of the most original hotel designs of the period, and a notable landmark in a prominent location. The hotel was originally called 'Murphy's' because of its Irish licensee. Alterations were carried out in 1970 and 1990. Its current appearance is subdued in comparison to the original. Verandahs, cast iron lace and spire have been removed, and both street frontages have been extended. (AHC documentation; Spillman, Ken, Identity Prized: A History of Subiaco, City of Subiaco, UWA Press, 1985, pp. 186-189; Ball, J., Statewide Survey of Hotels 1829-1939, National Trust, 1997.). The place is a landmark in the Subiaco Town Centre. It is a finely detailed and unusual example of a hotel showing the influence of the Federation Anglo Dutch style.