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Keilor Hotel
670-674 Old Calder Highway, KEILOR VIC 3036 - Property No 15
Keilor Village Precinct

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1864 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1998
1864 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1998
1864 - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study 1998
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Site 015 - Keilor Hotel, former Galway Arms Hotel, & Red Lion Hotel.jpg
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Statement of Significance

Individual place statement of significance::
The Keilor Hotel is of State historical and archaeological significance as a rare and relatively intact mid-nineteenth century public house which served the early traffic to the Mt. Alexander goldfields. It is also of significance for its association with the pioneering families of the district, the Dodds and Goudies. It is also of architectural significance as a rare early bluestone hotel which, although modified, demonstrates the type of coaching inn design common in the mid nineteenth century.

Precinct statement of significance:
Of State significance as an important remnant streetscape relating to the goldfields era village of Keilor, and with several substantial and intact buildings from the Gold Rush period including the Keilor Hotel, Court House and Police Station.

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    • Physical Description 1

      Keilor Hotel - Physical Description 1

      A verandahed bluestone hotel originally with hipped roof bays projecting at each end almost to the property line and a straight profile, timber-framed verandah between. The main entrance was diagonally across the corner at the western end, while windows were 12 paned sashes having single blocks of bluestone as lintels. Originally having walls of bare coursed bluestone, parts have been subsequently rendered, although internal walls and fireplaces have recently been stripped back to the stone. The details of the facade have been altered, such as verandah posts and windows. Other more recent additions have been made to the building, including a c.1920s wing that was remodelled in a 'heritage' style in the 1980s. A stable block nearby appears to have been incorporated into other extensions.

      Condition/Integrity

      In good condition, although various renovations have changed the substance and character of the original building considerably.

      Physical Conditions

      Keilor Hotel - Physical Conditions

      In good condition, although various renovations have changed the substance and character of the original building considerably.

      Historical Australian Themes

      Keilor Hotel - Historical Australian Themes

      8 Developing Australia's cultural life
      8.4 Eating and drinking

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Brimbank - Brimbank City Council Post-contact Cultural Heritage Study

      Author: G. Vines
      Year: 2000
      Grading: State

      Brimbank - Melbourne Western Region Cultural Heritage Study

      Author: Meredith Walker, Christine Johnston & Carmel Boyce
      Year: 1986
      Grading:

      Brimbank - Melbourne Western Region Industrial Heritage Study

      Author: G. Vines & A. Ward
      Year: 1989
      Grading:

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