Emerald Hotel (ruin)

Author

Shire of Yalgoo

Place Number

03625

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Location

33 Henty St Yalgoo

Location Details

Local Government

Yalgoo

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1893

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 - Does not warrant assessment	Current	27 Jul 2018

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Statewide Hotel Survey	Completed	01 Nov 1997			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	19 Jun 1996	Category 2	Category 2 High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

The fmr Emerald Hotel has considerable historic significance as the first licenced wayside inn in Yalgoo.

Physical Description

Located diagonally opposite the Dominican Convent Chapel on Henty Street. Ruins of a random rubble stone building, the walls of which stand approx l-2m high. A chimney is located on the east elevation and there is evidence of a small timber framed window. Originally the building hada couple of galvanised iron rooms which had been added by Carl Edward. There is some brickwork which could indicate that repairs or alterations have been undertaken to the fabric. The building originally had a verandah.

History

The Emerald Hotel, built in 1893, was Yalgoo's first licenced wayside inn. Licenced in the name of Tobin and Bowes in the same year, it was a stone building with an iron roof. In 1894 the licence was transferred to Arthur Hanlon. When the town was eventually surveyed in 1895 the hotel, and the store which the proprietors also ran, was outside the town boundary and hence, was not included on the survey map. On 12 August, 1896 Hanlon closed the Emerald Hotel and opened his new hotel situated on the corner of Gibbons and Queen Streets. The licence and name of the original Emerald Hotel were transferred to this new hotel, which is the site of the present Railway Hotel, Yalgoo's only remaining hotel.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Low Degree

Condition

Very Poor

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	A Palmer; "Yalgoo".		1985

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	BRICK	Common Brick
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism

Creation Date

18 May 1995

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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