Commercial Hotel & Cottage

Item details

Name of item: Commercial Hotel & Cottage
Other name/s: Waterstreet Hotel
Type of item: Built
Group/Collection: Commercial
Category: Hotel
Location: Lat: -36.0832241521 Long: 146.9223262550
Primary address: 430-436 Smollett Street, Albury, NSW 2640
Parish: Albury
County: Goulburn
Local govt. area: Albury City
Local Aboriginal Land Council: Albury And District
Property description
Lot/Volume CodeLot/Volume NumberSection NumberPlan/Folio CodePlan/Folio Number
PART LOT32 DP1151369
LOT311 DP1181927
PART LOT312 DP1181927
All addresses
Street AddressSuburb/townLGAParishCountyType
430-436 Smollett StreetAlburyAlbury CityAlburyGoulburnPrimary Address

Owner/s

Organisation NameOwner CategoryDate Ownership Updated
Cohalan & Mitchell Roofing Pty LtdPrivate 
Lavington Plaster Linings Pty LtdPrivate 
Layisa Pty LtdPrivate 
Waterstreet Property Pty LtdPrivate 

Statement of significance:

The hotel, dating from the 1850s with a 1880s verandah and 1912 architect-designed accommodation wing, is believed to be the oldest public hotel in Albury.

Early commercial response to the railway. Good example of late colonial style country hotel (LEP, 2000).
Date significance updated: 17 Jan 05
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Description

Modifications and dates: c.1880s: Two storey front verandah constructed with timber floors and cast iron fretwork.
C.1912: Two storey rear accommodation wing constructed, architect-designed.
C.1950s: Ground floor windows replaced with P&O style fenestration and concrete awning.
2003-2005: Unsympathetic prior alterations to the building interiors removed, such as suspended ceilings, exposing original ceiling heights and plaster detailing.

History

Historical notes: The hotel is believed to have been constructed in c.1854, forming the oldest surviving public hotel in Albury.

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of actDescriptionTitleCommentsAction date
57(2)Exemption to allow workHeritage Act Building and Garden Maintenance


Order Under Section 57(2) to exempt the following activities from Section 57(1):
(1) The maintenance of any building or item on the site where maintenance means the continuous protective care of existing material; and
(2) Garden maintenance including cultivation, pruning, weed control, the repair and maintenance of existing fences, gates, garden walls and tree surgery, but not extensive lopping; 		Aug 28 1987
57(2)Exemption to allow workStandard Exemptions ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) OF THE HERITAGE ACT 1977

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977.

I, the Hon James Griffin MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales do by this Order, effective at the time of publication in the New South Wales Government Gazette:

1. revoke the order made on 9 November 2020 and published in the Government Gazette Number 318 of 13 November 2020; and

2. grant the exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 that are described in the attached Schedule.

The Hon James Griffin MP
Minister for Environment and Heritage
Signed this 2nd day of June 2022.

To view the standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 click on the link below. 		Jun 17 2022

PDF Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage ListingListing TitleListing NumberGazette DateGazette NumberGazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register 0053802 Apr 99 271546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former 0053828 Aug 87 1364967
Local Environmental Plan  28 Jul 00 97 

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Data source

The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name: Heritage NSW
Database number: 5045091
File number: S90/03474, HC 33382, 09/01434

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