Foundry Hotel

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

07252

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Location

146-148 Boulder Rd Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1900

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 3	Category 3 The place is considered to have some significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder: to be retained and conserved if possible, and the conservation of the significance of the place should also be encouraged. It is recommended that prior to any major changes, or demolition, that a photographic record be taken of the place.
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Foundry Hotel is a representative example of the Federation Filigree style common in the Australian pub tradition as a two-storey hotel with verandahs.

Foundry Hotel has historic value as a demonstration of the development that occurred in Kalgoorlie-Boulder around the turn-of-the-century as it became a service centre of the goldfields.

Foundry Hotel is significant for its continuity of use.

Physical Description

A two-storey building built to the building line of Boulder Road. The building has a rendered parapet and a verandah and balcony that both extend the length of the facade over the pavement. The Foundry Hotel is built in the Federation Filigree style (Apperly et al, 1989: 108-111). The detailing of the building exhibits all the Federation exuberance of the hotel industry at the time.

Major alterations and renovations to the building were carried out in 1996.

The Foundry Hotel has been extended to provide additional bar and accommodation facilities and a drive-in bottle shop

History

The building was established as a hotel and continues to be used as a hotel.

The Foundry Hotel was owned for some time by the Larcombe family. Young Jim Larcombe was famous for finding the 'Golden Eagle' nugget on 15 January 1931. Weighing 35.325 kilograms, it contained 29.464 kilograms of fine gold. The Larcombes were paid £5000 for the nugget by the government, since the law did not allow private sale of gold. The Larcombe family also owned, at various times, the Denver City Hotel, Boulder (?), and the Northbridge Hotel, Perth (Webb, 1993: 591-593).

General Comments: The role of hotels was crucial to the social and economic life on the goldfields. If mines were the sources of the miner's wages, the hotels were the sinks into which a lot of it was poured. Hotels not only provided alcoholic drinks, food and accommodation, but provided men with comfortable surroundings quite beyond their normal experience. Hotels were also vital social centres for travellers and residents alike (Webb, 1993: 543-544

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: Moderate

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Webb M; "Golden Destiny: The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia". p. 543-544, 591-593	City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder	1993

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	STONE	Other Stone
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

03 Jun 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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