Osborne Illustrated - TheTerrace

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Greenham & Evans

c. 1895

Overview

Sepia print on grey card of the Osborne Hotel Terrace, a track used by Osborne Hotel patrons to journey between the Osborne Hotel and the top of the Osborne Steps.

Escarpment partly cleared with a track leading down the cliff (to the Osborne Jetty).
On the left two men in dark suits are standing near a line of posts.
On the right is a man in white shirt and waistcoat.
Standing on the track is a man in a dark suit near a man sitting with a dog and a lady standing holding a sunshade.

Historical information

In 1894, James Grave began building the Osborne Hotel on 2 acre property on a cliff top in Claremont. The hotel had views of the Swan River and Indian Ocean and was regarded as Perth's finest resort hotel.

The hotel was surmounted by a tower with a 70 foot turret and was surrounded by landscaped gardens with fountains, flowers, retreats, shades and summer houses.

There was also a tennis court, bowling green, boat shed, swimming baths, with a flight of 200 steps (Osborne Steps) leading to the water's edge to cater for those arriving by boat at the Osborne Jetty.

The hotel and a street were named after Matilda Osborne, wife of the late William Osborne who financed the purchase of the land and the construction of the Hotel.

The Osborne Hotel was purchased by the Catholic Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto Sisters) in 1901 and converted into the Loreto Convent.

The Loreto Convent was demolished in 1962.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--11-216

Item type

Photographs

Inscriptions and markings

Across the bottom of the photo is [OSBORNE ILLUSTRATED] and [THE TERRACE].
On the mount [Greenham & Evans. PERTH, W.A.].

Year

c. 1895

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