Swanbourne Hospital
| Swanbourne Hospital | |
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Formerly known as
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Interior of Montgomery Hall at the former hospital in 2010 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mount Claremont, City of Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′42″S 115°46′57″E / 31.961531°S 115.782451°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Lunatic Asylum |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,700 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Closed | 1985 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Australia |
| Official name | Swanbourne Hospital Conservation Area |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 19 August 1994 |
| Reference no. | 3228 |
| External images | |
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| Swanbourne Hospital Administration Building at the Australian Heritage Photographic Database | |
| "Quiet and Chronic Block" floor plan at Disability Services Commission (WA) | |
| Male dormitory in 1904 at Disability Services Commission (WA) | |
| Claremont Hospital for the Insane at State Library of Western Australia | |
| Nurses and staff, Claremont Hospital for the Insane at State Library of Western Australia |
Swanbourne Hospital is a heritage listed former mental hospital located in Mount Claremont, Western Australia. Built in 1904, it was the largest stand-alone psychiatric hospital in Western Australia for much of the twentieth century until its closure in September 1972. The hospital was originally known as Claremont Hospital for the Insane, Claremont Mental Hospital and Claremont Hospital. Following the closure of Claremont Hospital in 1972, the original 1904 section of the hospital functioned as the Swanbourne Hospital until 1985. The site was vacant from 1986, until renovated and reopened primarily as an aged care residence in 2018.
The 2.48-hectare (6.1-acre) site contains buildings of significant heritage value, including Montgomery Hall, which used to be the second largest theatre venue in Perth.