This hotel in King William Street was designed by Thomas English and built in 1876 on the site of the King's Head Inn, which first existed in 1848.The principle elevations are built of Glen Osmond stone with cement dressings to the door and window openings.The plan included three private residences with frontages to King William Street and Sturt Street. In its past the hotel accommodated jurors locked up over night on important cases being tried at the nearby Courts.

Kings Head Hotel (King William Street, Adelaide, S. Aust.)

English, Thomas, 1819-1884

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