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Railway Hotel (fmr), Coolgardie

Author

Shire of Coolgardie

Place Number

00570
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Location

75-77 Bayley St Coolgardie

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Ghost Inn Hotel, Michelle Lodge
Gold Rush Lodge, Railway Lodge

Local Government

Coolgardie

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1898

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
State Register Registered 27 Dec 2002 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

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
Municipal Inventory Adopted 27 Jul 1995 Category 1

Category 1

Highest level of protection appropriate: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places; provide maximum encouragement to the owner to conserve the significance of the place.

Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978

Heritage Council
Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 27 Oct 1976

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Architecturally significant as a surviving element, close to its original character, in the Bayley Street streetscape. Important in the definition of the historic Bayley Street precinct.

Physical Description

A simple two storied brick corner hotel with a two storeyed verandah and corrugated iron roof, originally built as a bonded store and later converted and extended as an hotel. The exterior is fairly authentic but the interior has been compromised by a series of alterations and additions and the removal of the bars. The hotel was de-licenced in the 1960s.

History

A representative type of hotel in a relatively unchanged state from the main period of Coolgardie's development when 26 hotels operated in the town.

Integrity/Authenticity

Moderate-High

Condition

Fair

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Webb, M&A "The Centennial History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder" 1993

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
7310 Railway Hotel, Coolgardie, Western Australia : conservation works (Final report). Conservation works report 2005
8779 Railway Hotel, (fmr) Conservation works report 2007
8774 Railway Hotel, Coolgardie; Western Australia. Report 2007
4813 Railway Hotel (former), Coolgardie : conservation plan. Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2000
9216 Railway Hotel, (Fmr) Coolgardie, Western Australia. Final report - Heritage Council Grants Program 2007/08 Grant: 1/642 Job No:07154 Conservation works report 2009

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Office or Administration Bldg
Other Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use RESIDENTIAL Institutional Housing

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Filigree
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Other TIMBER Other Timber
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Other Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

06 May 2021

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