Local Government
Beverley
Region
Avon Arc
cnr Hunt Rd and Morrison St Beverley
Dead Finish Museum
Settlers Arms, Beverley Hotel
Beverley
Avon Arc
Constructed from 1872, Constructed from 1876
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 03 Sep 1984 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 24 Jun 1996 | ||
This is the oldest standing building inthe township. The place is typical of boarding houses (hotels) of single level of this period.
Constructed with large mud bats, the building has verandahs on two sides and a very high pitched roof with many angles. It has 12 ft ceilings, one hipped to 18 ft, some baltic pine, one jarrah, the others pressed tin. It consists of seven medium sized rooms, a reconstructed bar, attached kitchen on east side and a very small room on hthe west verandah. It has pit sawn floor boards, with home made nails. The shingle roof is now covered with iron while the is no ceiling in the kitchen. The verandah floor is made from small red bricks. The predominant features of the place include a verandah under separate roof (from the street elevation) and small eaves. The slender, simple verandah posts add to the elements that indicate this place belonging to the Victorian Georgian Style. Flemish Bond (solid wall) brickwork under render.
Built in 1872, it was rebuilt in 1876 after a fire. The kitchen was added in 1910. It was a popular stop for sandalwood carters. It was a stop over for travellers resting their horses. The early community used the main dining room for meetings, social functions and visiting slide shows. Docotrs used it for vaccination clinics, The cellar was used as a mortuary 9Very rarely). The first school teacher boarded there. Large stables noe demolished at the back of the building housed up to 20 horses.
Integrity: three quarters are intact Modifications: Kitchen added in 1910
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Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Museum |
| Other Use | RESIDENTIAL | Flats\Apartment Block |
| Style |
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| Victorian Georgian |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | TIMBER | Shingle |
| Wall | EARTH | Adobe {Mud Brick} |
| General | Specific |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Road transport |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Cultural activities |
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