Palace Hotel, formerly
Meagher’s Hotel, Partner’s Tavern, Pickled Pig Hotel,
and Port Melbourne
Hotel 1874 -
505-507 City Rd, corner Pickles Street, South Melbourne
MEL: 2J J2
Palace Hotel, 2004
Tenders for the
erection of this hotel for James Meagher resulted in
the appointment of architect Mr M Hennessy in April 1874.Hennessy had designed the Freers
Family (now Bell’s) Hotel and the Maori Chief
Hotel, both in Moray Street. John Toohey became Meagher’s Family
Hotel’s first publican on 19 September 1874; its former
address was at 136 Sandridge
Road.The two
storeyed-rendered building located on an obtuse angle at the junction of City Road and Pickles Street was altered at
ground floor level with windows replaced and façade clad in bricks. While it had
a reputation as a rough wharfies’ hotel, it has since
been beautifully renovated in 2002 by its current management, and is notable in
the area for its quality food and wine.
