Patroni's Guest House (514)

Statement of Significance

The place has aesthetic value for its architectural improvisation of structures built to service miners. The place is a component of a nationally significant townsite which represents the historical development of the Australian goldfields and associated social conditions. The place is historically significant for its relationship with mining operations that took place at Gwalia between 1898-1963, one of the most productive gold mines outside Kalgoorlie.

Physical Description

Lot 514 adjoins Lot 515 (Patroni's Guest House - principle structure). To the north of the site are remnants of a series of guest rooms approximately 2.5m wide x 4m deep. The group is formed by three buildings - a single gabled-roof structure, a twin-gabled roof structure that is connected to a larger gabled roof structure by a lean-to roof.
All structures are timber framed with walls and roofs covered in cgi. Concrete steps lead to the interiors of the structures and all structures have timber floorboards throughout (with the exception of room No. 15 which has been covered in concrete) and interior walls are lined with a combination of ripple iron, timber, and hessian above dado height and to the ceiling. All window frames are in timber.
In 1987, under a National Estate Grants Program, conservation works were undertaken to seven buildings within the Gwalia Townsite. The works included repair and reconstruction to Patroni's Guest House, including replacement of roof timbers and roof cladding to the main structure, replacement of cgi to walls of the main building and northern outbuilding, reinstatement of all doors, the sealing of window openings, and reinstatement of hessian lining to interior walls.

History

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Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY: High
AUTHENTICITY: High

Condition

Poor to Very Poor

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