Newcastle Hotel (fmr)

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

03579

Location

109 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Amanda's Take away & Delicatesen
Restuarant

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(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
Category
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Oct 1980
Register of the National Estate Interim 20 Oct 1980
Statewide Hotel Survey Adopted 01 Nov 1997
Classified by the National Trust Classified 19 Jul 1977
Municipal Inventory Adopted 09 Jul 2001 Category 2

Statement of Significance

The place makes a valued contribution to the visual character of this important streetscape in its verandah cover over the pavement and its decorative parapet. The building contributes to the masonry 'wall' of Burt Street. The site is representative of retailing at the turn-of-the-century and is significant for its form and continuity of use.

Physical Description

A single-storey building designed in the Federation Free style and built to the building line of Burt Street. The exterior features a curved decorative parapet with classical motifs, and a verandah that extends across the facade with a lean-to roof that covers the pavement. It is located mid-way between the Court and Grand Hotels, and has the appearance of a small shop and unusually small dimensions for a licensed premises that it once was. Typical features that characterise the building's period are the shopfront with its recessed entrance and a large display window on each side with stall boards below and highlight windows above, and the verandah that extends across the facade and over the pavement.

History

Documentary Evidence: The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 138 had two parts. One part had the Newcastle Hotel which was constructed of brick and had a front verandah that extended over the footpath. The other part had an empty brick building with three iron outbuildings, one of which was a Bakers Oven. General Comments: During the 1890s and particularly in the early 1900s, Boulder's population swelled by a steady influx of men seeking employment in the goldfields and somewhere to settle. This increase in population had a great influence on the town's growth. It necessitated the survey of more town and suburban lots, increased subsidies for road construction and numerous buildings were constructed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low to Moderate Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Other Use COMMERCIAL Restaurant
Original Use COMMERCIAL Hotel, Tavern or Inn
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall BRICK Common Brick
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
OCCUPATIONS Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

13 Mar 1995

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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