Kurrajong Heights Hotel
| Kurrajong Heights Hotel | |
|---|---|
 Kurrajong Heights Hotel 1932 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Address | 1349 Bells Line of Rd. |
| Town or city | Kurrajong Heights |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′05″S 151°12′35″E / 33.86806°S 151.20972°E |
| Elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Groundbreaking | April, 1927 |
| Opened | 25 August 1928 by Hon. G. R. McDonald, M.L.C. |
| Closed | 13 April 1975 |
| Demolished | 14 April 1975 |
| Cost | £30,000 |
| Landlord | Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Day |
| Height | |
| Roof | Tiles |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stone and brick |
| Floor count | East 3 floors, west 2 floors |
| Lifts/elevators | nil |
| Grounds | 98 acres |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George Herbert Goodsell |
| Architecture firm | Robertson and Marks, Architects, Sydney |
| Main contractor | Mr. R. P. Blundell |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 22 bedrooms |
Kurrajong Heights Hotel was a residential hotel on the main road from Richmond to Bell, known as Bell's Line of Road in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kurrajong Heights is a town 79 kilometres (49 mi) north-west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is stretched across the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains, west of Kurrajong and east of Bilpin.
At the hotel's opening in 1928, Kurrajong Heights had a population of around 150.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ National Library of Australia "Historic Black Horse License Transferred", Windsor and Richmond Gazette NSW: 1888–1954, 5 November 1926.