State Hotel (fmr)

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01463

Location

Cnr Kane & Station Sts Gwalia

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Sons of Gwalia Mine Office

Local Government

Leonora

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 29 Jun 1999 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Feb 1998 Category 1
Statewide Hotel Survey Completed 01 Nov 1997
Classified by the National Trust Classified 16 Sep 1974
Register of the National Estate Permanent 21 Mar 1978
Aboriginal Heritage Sites Register Recorded

Statement of Significance

The place is of architectural significance, a superb example of the "Australian Hotel". Built on freehold land, originally a State Hotel it was sold to the Gwalia community in 1960. It closed its doors in 1964 when the Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine closed. It was one of seven hotels in Gwalia in the early 1900's and is the last remaining. It has been faithfully and excellently restored by a Mining Company who use it as their regional office.

Physical Description

2 storey brick building, verandahs on 2 sides. Contains 10 upstairs bedrooms, 4 ground floor bars, dining room, lounge, kitchen etc Outside galvanised iron staff quarters, large external bear garden. All rooms with variety of pressed metal ceilings. Ornate external timber trim. Internal joinery ornate. First State Hotel in WA, carefully restored and maintained by Western Mining Corporation

History

Assessment 1974 Construction 1902-03 Builder believed to be the eventual builder of the Adelphi Hotel.

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Filigree

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Sep 2024

Disclaimer

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