Esplanade Hotel

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

00397

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Location

30-38 Marine Tce Busselton

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	YES	13 Aug 2014

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	26 Aug 2011

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	13 Aug 2014	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 1	Category 1 These places are the most important places in the Shire with the highest cultural heritage values, and generally have built features that are part of their significance. Some of these places have been assessed by the Heritage Council of WA and have been included in the State Register. These places are afforded statutory protection under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.

Statement of Significance

The Esplanade Hotel, a two storey brick, stucco and iron roofed hotel building in the Federation Free Classical style has cultural heritage significance as a good example of an hotel of the period, a longstanding part of Busselton’s holiday destinations, and a significant component of the Marine Terrace streetscape. It is now a good example of adaptive re-use of an important place.

Physical Description

Two storey hotel with decorative stucco elements.
The Esplanade Hotel is a two storey stucco brick and iron building in the Federation Free Classical style. It has a curved pediment to mark the main entrance and flanking wall planes terminating in pedimented bays at each end of the main façade. The roof is corrugated iron articulated with stucco-decorated chimneys.
In recent works the additions that spanned the whole frontage were removed and a serrated roof line applied to a modest infill at the front of the building, to which a pergola attaches. There is a terrace at the front, enclosing fence and a small rotunda in the north-east corner.

History

The first Esplanade Hotel was built on the site at the end of the 19th century. It
was a two story weatherboard with corrugated iron roof and an open balcony
providing a roof over the front and side verandahs. The (current) second
Esplanade was built around 1900 and may have coincided with the application for
transfer of license from the Sussex Licensing court for the hotel in 1904 from H.
W. Mills to J. S. Bignell. Through time its frontage to Marine Terrace was
obscured by insensitive additions. In recent times, the additions have been
removed and the frontage partially remodeled, then a terrace laid across the
front of the building, together with an enclosing fence. In 2005 the presentation
of the place is much improved.

Integrity/Authenticity

The place remains in use as a hotel and retains a high degree of integrity.
The place has been through a series of modification, though the upper floor to the front façade is little altered. The place overall retains a moderate degree of authenticity.

Condition

The place has been renovated and is in good condition.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Busselton margaret River Times		30/11/1998

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
11885342	Landgate Pin
22	Reference No.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

22 Jul 1988

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Approved

Last Update

30 Jul 2019

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