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Tattersalls Hotel (fmr)

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00204
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Location

61A & 61B Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Rock Inn

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1899

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.

Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Rock-Inn Hotel is a fine example of Federation Filigree style combining Italianate details.

Rock-Inn Hotel is aesthetically linked to the Metropole Hotel, Albion Shamrock Hotel, and the Grand Hotel in Burt Street, with its parapet and external masonry walls at the building line.

Rock-Inn Hotel is a dominant element and landmark in the streetscape of Burt Street.

Rock-Inn 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.

Rock-Inn Hotel is representative of the Australian pub tradition as a two-storey hotel with verandahs, usually located on a prominent street corner in a suburb or country town.

Rock-Inn Hotel is significant for its continuity of use.

Physical Description

A two-storey building designed in the Federation Filigree style, c. 1890 - c. 1915, and built on a corner site to the street alignment. The building once had a verandah and balcony that extended across the facades and over the pavement. The exterior features a balustraded parapet; and a triangular pediment at the building truncation that highlights the entrance on the ground floor.

The upper storey is dominated by rock-faced stonework whilst the ground floor level walls are partially rendered.

The lower level, as the principal floor, receives the most attention. The windows are typical plain arched sash windows recessed behind the outer face of the building. The windows on the upper level are plain, rectangular versions of the windows below.

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 70 had four buildings constructed of brick. Facing Lane Street were Offices and the Tattersalls Hotel, facing Burt Street was Stephen’s Tobacconist and White Boot Shop (which had a small iron extension). A verandah extended across the building facades (including the hotel) and over the pavement.

The building has a bar in remembrance of the famous sportsman (billiards) who played there at various times, Walter Lindrum (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

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
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
"Boulder’s Hidden Secrets: Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century". Kalgoorlie 1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Filigree

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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