Brunswick Hotel (fmr)

Statement of Significance

• The place has historic value for its association with the development of the town of Brunswick Junction in the early 20th century as a regional centre • The place has social value as the location of many gatherings for the community since 1906. • The place has aesthetic value as a simple expression of the Federation style.

Physical Description

Two storey brick building fronting both streets with chamfered face to the corner, half glazed double doors at street level and similar French doors at first floor level. Windows are timber framed double hung sashes with those to the ground floor having a flat arch above. The hipped roof is corrugated iron and incorporates a small gable dormer. The frontage to the main road has a set back to the upper section and there are two large ornate moulded chimneys. A tiled cantilever canopy extends across the pavement to both frontages. The hip roof is of corrugated iron and has a small gable dormer. The frontage to the main road has a set back to the upper section and there are two large ornate moulded chimneys. A tied cantilever canopy covers the pavement on both street facades.

History

The Brunswick Hotel was built in 1906, the architect and builder of the hotel have not been established. The first licensee was Joseph Edgbert Brown and in September 1906 he was granted a wayside licence and a licence for a billiard room within the new hotel. In the application for the licence the hotel was described as 'containing bar, two sitting rooms, bagatelle room, dining room, kitchen, and six bedrooms, exclusive of those required by the family, rented by me from S. Copley, and occupied by myself and now licensed under the sign of the Brunswick Hotel'. The reference to S. Copley indicates he was the owner of the property. It was not the first hotel in the townsite as the timber Black Swan Hotel managed by Paddy O'Brien had previously existed on the east side of the railway line. The Brunswick Hotel suffered considerable damage in the 1960s as the result of a truck colliding with the building. The resulting damage may have been the reason behind the removal of the upper balconies.

Integrity/Authenticity

High/ High

Condition

Good

Uses

Historic Themes

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