Dumbleyung Hotel (fmr)

Author

Shire of Dumbleyung

Place Number

00753

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Location

1-5 Bartram Rd Dumbleyung

Location Details

Cnr Bennett St

Other Name(s)

Dumbleyung Tavern

Local Government

Dumbleyung

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1911

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	29 Apr 2005

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Oct 2002	Category A	Category A Worthy of the highest level of protection: recommended for entry into the State Register of Heritage Places which gives legal protection; development requires consultation with the Shire of Dumbleyung provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Shire of Dumbleyung Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The Dumbleyung Hotel has aesthetic, historic and social cultural heritage significance. Since 1911 the hotel
has provided a valuable hospitality service to travellers and locals alike. The substantial hotel has a dominant setting in the south part of Dumbleyung and is historically linked to the railway nearby. Corner hotels in country towns are important in the history of Western Australia as they represent a distinct period of development that occurred after the gold rushes in the 1890s until World War I.

Physical Description

EXTERNAL
• Prominent location on corner block, surrounded by open space, away from the town centre
• Two storey structure
• Constructed of stone, with brick quoins around windows
• Deep shady verandah along front and side elevation
• Decorative timber features provide filigree finish
• Timber work divided into bays by slender columns
• Hipped roof with separate roof over verandah
• Timbered gable set into roof line
• Series of tall, slender, brick chimneys
• High integrity value as hotel remains relatively unchanged
INTERNAL
• Hotel has twelve bedrooms, two lounge rooms and managers quarters
• Bar area has undergone structural changes over time
Some obvious modifications include:
• Painting of brickwork and quoins, which were originally tuck pointed
• New corrugated iron roof

History

The history of liquor licence applications in the Dumbleyung District shows that it took three years of applications before a licence could be obtained. The first licence granted went to AJ Tunney who supported having the hotel on the south side of town, despite opposition by many people who thought the hotel would be prone to flooding and isolated from the rest of the town. However, Tunney's plans were "highly acceptable". The plans for the hotel, costing I 4,500, included 24 bedrooms, two 'classes' of dining room, two sitting rooms, bathrooms and bars. Originally the hotel had 17 stalls for horses and three loose boxes.

The Dumbleyung Hotel was officially opened. 21 December 1911. In 1913 it was flooded just as predicted by Tunney's opposition however, a new drainage system along the railway line was supposed to fix the problem (though it has been flooded a number of times since). Tunney transferred the licence in 1917 to Charles Speed who was the first of a number of licensees and owners once the hotel was sold by Tunney's widow in 1929.

The hotel has traditionally been used by railway workers, and also main roads workers. It is also a place where local sporting groups meet as well as farmers and travellers to the district.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	O'Brien Planning Consultants; "Municipal Heritage Inventory".	Shire of Dumbleyung	1998
	"Dumbleyung and Districts Short Stories".	Dumbleyung Book Committee Printed by Leaderpress WA	1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Filigree

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

31 Aug 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.