Local Government
Irwin
Region
Midwest
Brand Hwy Bookara
Bookara Inn
Irwin
Midwest
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Category | ||||
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 | ||
| Classified by the National Trust | Classified | 02 Apr 1984 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Nominated | 30 May 1984 | ||
| Register of the National Estate | Indicative Place | |||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 10 Mar 1998 | Category 2 | |
An early stone inn now in ruins but still of architectural significance, surviving from the original settlement at Bookara. the ruin is of social and historical interest as the rare and surviving remains of an inn dating from the early days of settlement.
Ruins
Assessment 1983 Construction 1867 Built c.1867; a liquor licence was granted to Peter Reynolds who built the inn midway between Dongara and the lower Greenough at the junction of the road to the east. At the settlement known as Bookara, only the ruined stone walls of the inn and a former church opposite, survive to mark its existence.
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Other Use | COMMERCIAL | Other |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Other |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | STONE | Limestone |
| Roof | METAL | Zincalume |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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