Sunset Hospital

Sunset Hospital
Sunset Hospital in May 2020
Geography
LocationDalkeith, City of Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates32°00′05″S 115°48′13″E / 32.001505°S 115.803719°E / -32.001505; 115.803719 (Sunset Hospital)
History
Former name(s)
  • Claremont Old Men's Home
  • Sunset Hospital (from 1943)
Opened1906 (1906)
Closed1995 (1995)
Links
ListsHospitals in Australia
Building details
General information
TypeHeritage listed building
TypeState Registered Place
Designated2 September 1997
Reference no.3374
Official nameSunset Hospital and Reserve
TypeHistoric
Reference no.105913
Place File Number5/11/018/0013

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.