Quairading Hotel

Author

Shire of Quairading

Place Number

25345

Location

43 Heal St Cnr Cubbine Rd Quairading

Location Details

Local Government

Quairading

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1927, Constructed from 1908

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

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 18 Apr 1996 Category 2

Statement of Significance

The place is significant as the oldest surviving building in Quairading town. The hotel is a representative example of its period, and has considerable significance in the main street streetscape. It is an integral and vital element in the townscape of Quairading. The hotel is of historic significance for the role it played in the progress and development of the town of Quairading. The social value is considerable considering the associations with pioneers, travellers, sports-persons, farmers and townspeople, all who have visited the place

Physical Description

The original double storey brick structure with first floor verandahs above the street level pavement. Decorative timber balustrading and filigree roof line detail was along both street frontages. The roof is corrugated iron with a split verandah roof. The 1927 extensions consisted of enclosing the verandahs on the Cubbine Rd frontage, additions on the east side replicating and extending the Heal Street frontage, and extending north to the rear of the property. The construction was brick and iron in a manner such that it is indeterminable from the original. In the 1970s accommodation rooms in the c1927 area were refurbished to include two ensuite bathroom suites.

History

The hotel was built and operated by the members of the Heggarty family, who had also taken up land in Toapin Weir Road (see Ref 24 ). The lower storey of the part built hotel was opened when the railway came to Quairading in 1908. A licensed hotel in a wheatbelt town usually signals the progress of that town. (Narembeen- Emu Hill, Kulin -Jitarning) Quairading was no different, with the railway in close proximity, the hotel was a catalyst to Quairading's development. In 1921 Szczecinski bought the hotel, and in 1927 constructed a new dining room, kitchen and upper bedrooms. It is the oldest remaining building in Quairading, and only two storey structure in the main street.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Some alterations but for the most part redeemable Authenticity: High degree retained for each period

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Eaton F; "The Golden Grain and the Silver Fleece, A History of Quairading 1859-1930". Shire of Quairading 1979

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Filigree

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Other Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment
OCCUPATIONS Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

08 Mar 2013

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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