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{{Short description|Former hospital in Dalkeith, Western Australia}}
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'''Sunset Hospital''' is a former hospital and aged care facility located in [[Dalkeith, Western Australia]]. Built in 1906 as the '''Claremont Old Men's Home''', it once housed up to 750 men. The design was based on a military model, made from large stone blocks quarried from local limestone with accommodation for 400 men. It included an infirmary and a hospital.

==Design and function==
The design comprised three main blocks. Each of these in turn had L-shaped dormitories with ablutions placed centrally in an inner quadrangle with two padded cells in B block. There was also a spacious dining room and laundry which had a further {{convert|0.5|acre|m2|order=flip}} of washing line.<ref>The history of Sunset Hospital. Whyntie, A.. B7 S Printing Perth. 1999. Copies available at City of Nedlands Local Studies library Nedlands</ref>

==Migration to Sunset==
Its name was changed in 1943 to Sunset Hospital, and it was decommissioned in 1995. It was classified by the [[National Trust of Australia|National Trust]] in 1993 and heritage listed in 1997.<ref name="WATODAY">{{cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/historic-dalkeith-site-to-be-restored-20130110-2ci94.html|title=WA Today - Historic Dalkeith site to be restored|author=Spooner, Rania|year=2013|accessdate=2013-01-22|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>
{{cite AHD|105913|Sunset Hospital and Reserve, Birdwood Pde, Dalkeith, WA, AustraliaEmery Point Lighthouse}}</ref>

On 10 January 2013, the [[Premier of Western Australia]], [[Colin Barnett]] announced that the site of the former Sunset Hospital would be reopened to the community. {{currency|275,000|AUD}} was committed to renovate the {{convert|8.5|ha|abbr=on}} site. To pay for the restoration, {{convert|1500|m2|abbr=on}} of the site would be sold. Under the plan, all heritage listed buildings would be retained.<ref name="WATODAY"/>

== References ==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite web |title=Sunset Heritage Precinct, Dalkeith - Expressions of Interest |date=2020-03-27 |website=City of Nedlands |url=https://yourvoice.nedlands.wa.gov.au/stay-updated/news_feed/sunset-heritage-precinct-expressions-of-interest |access-date=2021-03-27 }}

==External links==
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* [https://news.wa.gov.au/sunset-heritage-precinct-opens-to-public/ Sunset Heritage Precinct opens to public] - WA Government news, November 2016

{{Hospitals in Perth}}

[[Category:Defunct hospitals in Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Hospitals established in 1906]]
[[Category:Hospitals disestablished in 1995]]
[[Category:1995 disestablishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1906 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Nedlands]]