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State Hotel (fmr)

Author

Shire of Victoria Plains

Place Number

02614
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Location

Cnr Poincare & Albert Sts Bolgart

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Bolgart Hotel

Local Government

Victoria Plains

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1916

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Oct 1998 Category 3

Category 3

Recognition of cultural heritage value; Provide recognition and protection through the processes of the Town Planning Scheme. Recommend that the place is retained and conserved if possible. Photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition. Inclusion in the Shire's Town Planning Scheme means a local recognition of the heritage value of a place. Full implication of inclusion in the Town Planning Scheme are outlined in Appendix 1. Should a development application be received for a place, an assessment of the appropriateness of development would be made. Professional advice and consultation would be available, from the Heritage Council of WA, the Shire or specialised consultants, to inform property owners of development options should it be appropriate. Heritage Council and National Trust properties also included in the Town Planning Scheme Provisions..

Statement of Significance

The hotel is significant as one of the few state hotels in Western Australia, and the most authentic example of those remaining. It has a sense of place for generations of Bolgart community members, and has a close association with the railways and establishment of the new Bolgart townsite. It is an essential element of the Bolgart streetscape and townscape character.

Physical Description

Double storey brick construction with a gabled corrugated iron roof. Verandahs wrap the upper storey around the two street frontages.

History

J. H. Phillips made an application for a hotel licence in Bolgart when the railways workers arrived to construct the line northwards. There were 300 people within a 10 mile radius, and accomodation was needed for when the trains often ran late. There was opposition to the application; drunkenness, the distance to the police station in Toodyay, and the Wyening community wanted it located further north. As the Bolgart Bog workers camps grew, the town boomed. In 1914, Government plans were drawn for a single storey hotel in Throssell St Bolgart.(original townsite?) In August 1914, Phillips made a second application. The official response was the proposal to move the siding, have a new townsite surveyed with a block reserved for a State Hotel which would be licensed at once. The proposal from government received no opposition. The townsite was gazetted in November 1914, and surveyed in early 1915, to facilitate a hotel site and licence. After the 1915 floods rendered the 'Bog' siding unusable, the siding at the new townsite proceeded and was completed in early 1916. The hotel plans were altered for the new town and site. The State hotel was only one of a few in the state. (Corrigin, Bruce Rock, Kwolyin (destroyed by fire) and Wongan Hills) In 1960, the hotel passed in to private ownership after the offer to the Bolgart community was rejected.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". Shire of Victoria Plains 1971

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 Filigree

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

04 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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