Local Government
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Region
Goldfields
140 Burt St Boulder
Sheffields Bar and Grill
Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Goldfields
Constructed from 1900
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 09 Jul 2001 | Category 2 | |
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 | ||
Recreation Hotel is a representative example of Federation Free Classical style. Recreation Hotel is aesthetically linked to Tattersall's Hotel and the Grand Hotel in Burt Street, with its parapet and external masonry walls at the building line. Recreation Hotel is a dominant element and landmark in the streetscape of Burt Street. Recreation Hotel has historic value as a demonstration of the development that occurred in Boulder around the turn-of-the-century as it became the service centre of the district. Recreation Hotel is representative of the Australian pub tradition as a two-storey hotel with a verandah, usually located on a prominent street corner in a suburb or country town. Recreation Hotel is significant for its continuity of use.
A two-storey building designed in the Federation Free Classical style, c. 1890 - c. 1915, and built to the building line and truncated at the corner. The exterior walls feature stuccoed decorative detailing and a balustraded parapet with pediments embellished with classical motifs. Rusticated rendered pilasters adjoin the entrances. The building has a recessed upper floor gallery over the main entrance on the north elevation, and a cantilevered bullnose verandah across the truncation with short returns.
The building was established as a hotel and continues to be used as a hotel. The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 201 had two brick buildings. One faced Burt Street and incorporated the Recreation Hotel, Salter Violist and the Scandinavian Club. This building had a small front verandah/balcony that extended over the footpath at the corner of the Recreation Hotel, and a small verandah that extended over the footpath in front of the Scandinavian Club. The other building was situated behind the front building and is not named. 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: High Authenticity: Moderate to High
Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Webb M; "Golden Destiny: The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia". p. 543-544 | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder | 1993 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Style |
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| Federation Free Classical |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
| OCCUPATIONS | Commercial & service industries |
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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