Elizabeth Baillie House

The Elizabeth Baillie House site has long been a part of the Victoria Park identity. Built in 1911, the original Elizabeth Baillie House and its surrounding grounds have a rich and colourful history. Originally the site provided health services for the Perth community (midwifery, repatriation of soldiers, psychiatric care, a centre for autistic children), and it is now a State Heritage listed building.
Initially a maternity hospital, it expanded in 1921 to care for ex-servicemen with tuberculosis after World War I. This historic site has witnessed dynamic transformations over the years, serving various healthcare needs, from the Spanish Influenza epidemic to psychiatric care and physiotherapy services. Notably, it hosted the Mildred Creak Centre, playing a pivotal role in the evolution of autism care in Western Australia. The carefully planned landscape, with its avenue plantings and open lawns, is a living testament to evolving healthcare practices.Today, Edward Millen House remains a cherished State Heritage-listed building, with exciting potential for a new chapter as a vibrant community focused hospitality precinct.

A Brief History of Elizabeth Baillie House

1911

Elizabeth Baillie purchases Canning location.

1912

Rotunda Maternity Hospital built.

1919

Temporarily used to treat spanish influenza outbreak.

1920

Commonwealth Government purchases the site, renaming it the Edward Millen Home and developing it for treatment of ex-service personnel who contracted tuberculosis. Remained in use for the treatment of tuberculosis until 1939.

1942

The Property and Management was transferred to Perth Public Hospital, treating both returning servicemen and the public who had contracted tuberculosis.

1960

Patients transferred to Hollywood Repatriation Hospital. Edward Millen Home was converted to a 40 bed geriatric rehabilitation unit.

1968

“D” Ward added for the
use of psychiatric patients.

1982

Renamed Mildred Creak Centre in honour of Mildred Creak, pioneering child psychiatrist known for her work on autism and organic mental disorders, and repurposed as a division of the Mental Health Services, providing care for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Divisions.

1998

Mildred Creak Centre closed, leaving the precinct unoccupied.

1999

Edward Millen Rotunda Hospital, Fumatory Building and Former Ward block were entered into the heritage register.

2002

The WA State Government gifted the
site to the Town of Victoria Park.

2023

Lease agreement finalised with Blackoak Capital Ventures, to restore and redevelop the heritage site into a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable community hub.

2025

Baillie Hill opens its doors to the Victoria Park community, providing food, arts and culture to all.

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