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Grand Hotel

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00183
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Location

121 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Cnr Brookman St, Boulder

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1897

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
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.

Register of the National Estate Interim 21 Oct 1980

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 19 Jul 1977

Heritage Council
Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Oct 1980

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Grand Hotel is aesthetically linked to the Metropole Hotel, Albion Shamrock Hotel, and the Tattersall's Hotel in Burt Street, with its external masonry walls at the building line and wrap around verandahs.

Grand Hotel is a dominant element in the streetscape of Burt Street.

Grand 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.

Grand Hotel is representative of the Australian pub tradition as a two-storey hotel with verandahs, located on a prominent street corner.

Grand Hotel is significant for its continuity of use.

Physical Description

A two-storey building built in the Federation Free style on a corner site to the street alignment. The building has a verandah and balcony that both extend across the facades and over the pavement.

The balcony has been infilled with solid linings and the building has been extended. The fabric of the exterior of the building has been severely eroded as a result of sandblasting the paint finish.

History

The building was established as a hotel and continues to be used as a hotel.

The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 140 was occupied by the Grand Hotel (a brick building) and four iron outbuildings. A verandah and balcony extended across the building facades and over the pavement.

Grand Hotel was the first brick building in the area. An imposing two-storey building of 30 rooms, it was built by Mulcahys in 1897. Although the practice at the time was to use saltwater when mixing mortar, Mulcahy purchased pure water making the building unique.

Michael Byrne was the first publican of the Grand. He was acting Mayor, who together with another Boulder publican, Mick Mannion, led the Alluvial Rights Association protest against the amendment of the Mining Act during the volatile alluvial demonstrations (Boulder's Hidden Secrets, 1993).

General Comments: The role of hotels was crucial to the social and economic life on the goldfields. If mines were the sources of the miner's wages, the hotels were the sinks into which a lot of it was poured. Hotels not only provided alcoholic drinks, food and accommodation, but provided men with comfortable surroundings quite beyond their normal experience. Hotels were also vital social centres for travellers and residents alike (Webb, 1993: 543-544).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate to Low

Condition

Fair - Poor

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
"Boulder’s Hidden Secrets: Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century". Kalgoorlie 1993
Webb M; "Golden Destiny: The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia". p. 543-544 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder 1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

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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