St George's House, Perth, Heritage hotel building in Perth, Australia
St George's House stands at 237 St Georges Terrace with red brick walls and Federation Queen Anne architectural features from 1892. The structure displays characteristic details of that era including multi-pane windows and decorative brickwork patterns.
St George's House was built in 1891–92 by the Perth Diocesan Trust to generate income, designed by John Talbot Hobbs as three two-storey houses with a pair of semi-detached houses. In 1912 a two-storey verandah was added on all four sides, later enclosed, and in 1939 extensive alterations were made to the eastern portion then called Cardigan.
The building's many names — Bishop's Grove, Cardigan House, Ingle Hall — appear in Wise's Post Office Directory, which listed four tenants at Bishop's Grove in 1897, among them George Leake. From about 1915 to the 1960s the address served as boarding houses and apartments, and it is still known as the Terrace Hotel in 2025.
The building sits centrally on St Georges Terrace and is easily accessible on foot from surrounding shops and historic landmarks. Since it operates as a functioning hotel, visitors should check opening times or access policies before visiting.
Hobbs's ledger records plans and supervision for five houses on St Georges Terrace plus a fence, billed at 225 pounds 3 shillings, commissioned in August 1891. St George's House was built as three two-storey houses alongside a pair of semi-detached houses, and a 1894 photograph shows turned balustrades above the main entry porch.
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