Nannup Hotel

Parent Place or Precinct

10646 Nannup Town Centre Precinct

Values

The place is an imposing landmark on the main street of Pemberton and positively contributes to the aesthetic value of the streetscape.

The place is associated with the development of rural Western Australia at the turn of the 20th century and the growth of the timber industry in the Southwest in the 1920s.

The place has been a focus for social events and gatherings since its construction and is valued by the local community for this function.

Physical Description

The Nannup Hotel site is located on the west side of Warren Road in the centre of the town of Nannup, and includes the Hotel, two Motel accommodation blocks, a small garden shed and several mature trees. The Nannup Hotel is bound by Warren Road to the east, Joseph Street to the west, and adjoining commercial town lots to the north and south. The site includes a gravel drive and motel accommodation along the northern boundary, with a small, enclosed garden immediately behind the hotel and a large rambling yard and garden shed occupying the remainder of the lot from the southern boundary to Joseph Street. Nannup Hotel consists of two brick and iron structures fronting Warren Road and a single storey brick and iron element linked to the main two-storey building. The single storey hotel element has a simple, stepped and parapeted, projecting gabled frontage with vent and rough-cast finish over a separately articulated skillion verandah, casement windows with small upper panes and a northern entrance with small paned side and fan-lights. This portion of the hotel also features short battened timber eaves and a corbelled brick chimney. The adjoining two storey portion of the hotel has an ‘L’ shaped floor plan with hipped roof featuring three tall brick chimneys, gabled entry statement with ridge vent, and a separately articulated timber framed verandah with vertical balusters and stop chamfered posts. The lower level of the front façade also features a rough-cast wall finish, while the upper level is more traditionally of face brick with stucco bands highlighting windows and doors. The single storey motel units to the north include one timber framed and asbestos roofed unit, and a more recent brick and iron unit. (1970s and 1980s) To the rear of the hotel is a small yard containing a mature Apricot and Willow tree, which is enclosed with a timber post and rail fence of recent construction, and is adjacent to a timber frame and asbestos shed.

History

‘Land on which the Nannup Hotel currently stands was purchased by George Higgins in 1900. The original Blackwood Inn was constructed circa 1900 and extended in 1909. The two-storey section of the (re-named) Nannup Hotel was constructed in 1924 by the then publican Tommy Gorman. The building was modernised in 1965.’ The hotel was constructed during the period of State expansion in the early 1900s and extended in the 1920s when the timber industry was growing significantly, including the opening of the Nannup Timber Mill in 1925. The Shire of Nannup’s Mainstreet and heritage precinct design guidelines states: ‘During the period 1885 to 1914 there was a considerable increase in settlement activity within the Blackwood River region. As the area was opened up by roads and railways, small towns developed and with them came opportunities for business. The settlement of Nannup was officially declared a townsite in 1890.’ ‘The main occupations of the early pioneers were sheep and cattle raising on pastoral leases, catching wild horses and timber cutting. The latter activity was undertaken both to clear land for grazing and to cater for the growing timber industry. The timber trade grew rapidly with a growing demand both locally and internationally for railway sleepers and telegraph poles.’ ‘Nannup’s main street (Warren Road) has developed slowly since the turn of the century without much redevelopment, and consequently there has been little disturbance of its essential character. The basic spatial elements of this character are small commercial and residential buildings set on large lots, with areas around the buildings left open and generally containing some small outbuildings and large mature trees (often deciduous and non-native to the area).’ ‘The towns character is enhanced by the gentle winding nature of its main street, the remarkable cohesion of the streets-built form and the surrounding hilly topography which allows differing views of mature trees and various activities.’

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity- High Authenticity- Moderate

Condition

Sound - Good

Uses

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