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Court Hotel

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00178
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Location

99-101 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - To be assessed Current 13 Feb 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Oct 1980

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Recorded 19 Jul 1977

Heritage Council
Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 09 Jul 2001 Category 2

Category 2

The place is considered to have a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and valued by the local community. Maximum encouragement to conserve the significance of the place should be provided to the owner under the town planning scheme.

Statement of Significance

Court Hotel is a fine example of the Federation Free Classical Style with strongly contrasting materials, textures and colours that create visual interest. (Criterion 1.1)

Court Hotel is a prominent element and landmark in the streetscape of Burt Street. (Criterion 1.4)

Court Hotel has historic value as a demonstration of the development that occurred in Boulder around the turn-of-the-century as it became the service centre of the district. (Criterion 2.1)

Physical Description

A two-storey commercial building built to the building line of Burt Street in the Federation Free Classical Style (Apperly et al, 1989: 136-139). The exterior of the building is highly decorative and features a balustraded parapet, rock-faced stonework contrasted with red brick quoin work and stucco treatment, a colonnade at the ground floor level with a balcony above, semi-circular arch fanlights to the ground floor openings, and an entrance porch crowned with an octagonal tower with a mansard roof that enhances the asymmetrical form of the facade as well as highlighting the pedimented entrance portico.

The shopfront, in the early 1990s, at the west end of the facade has been re-built.

History

The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 136 had the Court Hotel (constructed of brick) and a small shop, Schutz Tobacco (constructed of iron) facing Burt Street. Schutz Tobacco had a verandah that extended over the footpath.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate to

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use COMMERCIAL Shop\Retail Store {single}
Present Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Other Stone
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

23 Mar 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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