Sydney Art Deco Heritage

The Mascot Inn at 952 Botany Road, Mascot, was previously known as the Tennyson Hotel. It was designed by Sidney Warden who was the most prolific of the several architects who designed hotels for Tooth & Co. Other architects who worked for Tooth & Co - Sidney Ancher, Sam Lipson, Rudder & Grout - were better known, but none designed so many hotels or so many well-known hotels as Sidney Warden. By his own count, Warden's work encompassed 392 hotels including familiar structures such as the Clare, the Lansdowne, the Broadway, the Henson Park, the Marrickville, the Star, the Native Rose, the Chatswood, the Mayfair, the Oxford, the Light Brigade .... a pub crawl of Warden's hotels would be a lengthy session! Sources: Powerhouse Museum Archives

The Botany View Hotel is located at 597 King Street, Newtown, and was established in 1868 and has always been known as the Botany View Hotel. Although not strictly an Art Deco hotel the front corner treatment above the awning is nice and has a deco feel. View of the hotel in 1930. View of the hotel in 1938 after getting an updated facade. There has been little change to the facade over the except for a coat of paint. Sources: Sydney Heritage Listings ANU Open Research Library

The Union Hotel at 576 King Street, Newtowm, is a good example of an interwar Functionalist style hotel, which dates from the key period of hotel rebuilding by the major breweries in NSW. The Union Hotel is part of an important group of Inter War Hotels located on King Street, which also includes the Marlborough Hotel and the Town Hall Hotel. The building was designed by prominent hotel architechts, Rudder and Grout, who were responsible for many hotels in NSW during the 1920s and 1930s. It was established in 1946 with the license from the former Union Inn, corner of Iredale and Union Streets. Union Hotel facade detail Sources: Sydney Heritage Listings