Local Government
Bunbury
Region
South West
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Location
Carey St SE cnr Victoria St Bunbury
Location Details
fmr Ommanney St
Construction Date
Constructed from 1879
Demolition Year
1954Statutory Heritage Listings
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
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| Category | Description | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Jul 1996 | Historic Site |
Historic Site |
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Statement of Significance
DEMOLISHED
The Pier Hotel was one of the hotels built in Bunbury in the late colonial period. The views from the first floor made the hotel popular with visitors.
Physical Description
DEMOLISHED
History
The Pier Hotel was one of the hotels built in Bunbury during the colonial period (pre 1900). It was built c 1879. D Flood was the publican in 1895, but soon the licence passed to Harold Colville Gordon.
Gordon built another hotel next door in 1895, which he called Gordon’s Hotel (B211), to cater for the increase of visitors to Bunbury as a result of the gold rush. It has been recorded that guests would stay at the Pier Hotel as it offered better views of Koombana Bay but that they would eat at Gordon’s Hotel.
When the Sailor's Rest/Mission to Seamen was first established (B200), they rented rooms at the Pier Hotel for visiting sailors before building their own premises. The Ancient Order of Druids met at the Pier and Vivien May made mention of it in her journal of her visit to Western Australia in 1901.
The Pier Hotel was a two tone, double storey hotel with upper and lower verandahs in a symmetrical layout. Four windows were evenly spaced across the first floor. Entrance was through a central door flanked by a window on either side. The Pier Hotel was demolished in 1954.
Integrity/Authenticity
DEMOLISHED
Condition
DEMOLISHED
Place Type
Historic Site
Uses
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
Architectural Styles
| Style |
|---|
| Victorian Filigree |
Construction Materials
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Two-tone Brick |
Historic Themes
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
Creation Date
13 May 1997Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
01 Jan 2017Disclaimer
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