Cottesloe Civic Centre [SEP] country of origin
Cottesloe Civic Centre
The Cottesloe Civic Centre lies on the corner of Broome and Napier Streets, Cottesloe, Western Australia. It is a local landmark featuring a substantial two storey building with white walls and an orange tiled roof in the Spanish Mission style. Over 2 hectares (5 acres) in area the site offers extensive views westwards over the Indian Ocean and is a popular venue for picnics, concerts, meetings and weddings. It includes the administration centre for the Town of Cottesloe, the War Memorial Town Hall and extensive walled
house, naming it "Overton Lodge". In 1936 it was rebuilt as a 30-room Inter-war Spanish Mission style residence, designed by Bernard Evans. It was bought for ₤30,000 by the Town of Cottesloe in 1950 and renamed the "Cottesloe War Memorial Town Hall and Civic Centre".
Former West Coast Eagles premiership player Chris Mainwaring lived in Cottesloe before his death on 1 October 2007.
The Pylon.
In December 2008 the Town voted to restore the pylon, a concrete structure built in 1935, at