Eatons Hotel & St Vincent De Paul Group

Item details


Name of item:	Eatons Hotel & St Vincent De Paul Group
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Commercial
Category:	Hotel
Location:	Lat: -32.2595711639 Long: 150.8888735690
Primary address:	178, 180-188 Bridge Street, Muswellbrook, NSW 2333
Parish:	Rowan
County:	Durham
Local govt. area:	Muswellbrook
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Wanaruah

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	1	DP	37789
LOT	2	DP	37789
LOT	3	DP	37789
LOT	7	DP	706807

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
178, 180-188 Bridge Street	Muswellbrook	Muswellbrook	Rowan	Durham	Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
	Private
	Private
P & K Ryan Hotels Pty Ltd & Terlen Pty Ltd	Private	25 Mar 99


Current use:	Hotel
Former use:	Hotel

History

Historical notes:

The first hotel on the site was the timber 'White Hart Inn' which was constructed in 1839. William Eaton purchased the property in 1857 and licensed it as 'Eaton's White Hart Inn'.

In 1866 Eaton made extensive additions and improvements to the hotel most likely in anticipation of the Great Northern Railway Line which reached Muswellbrook in 1869. The name changed to Eaton's Hotel in 1867.

Circa 1915 saw the area between the rear wings of the hotel filled in with a small hipped roof inserted between the other roof forms. A further addition was made to the northern side of the hotel, circa 1929. Also evidence suggests that the veranda was most likely widened no later than 1930 when works were carried out to the store/residence.

In 2007 an application was approved for alterations and additions including partial demolition of the single-story brick rear later addition, alternations and modifications to interiors, conservation and refurbishments of interiors and exteriors and construction of the new country style motel suites (s60 report, 6/2007).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
8. Culture-Developing cultural institutions and ways of life	Leisure-Activities associated with recreation and relaxation	Going to the pub-

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Heritage Act - Site Specific Exemptions	See File For Schedule Order Under Section 57(2) to exempt the following activities from Section 57(1): (a) any use of that building (b) alterations to the interior or exterior of the building; (c)Alterations or additions to the rear of the building; except where such activity would alter the streetscape appearance of the building.	Nov 30 1984
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

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

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		00331	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - Permanent Conservation Order - former		00331	30 Nov 84	167	5813

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Tourism		2007	Muswellbrook Heritage Walk	View detail
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007	Muswellbrook Heritage Walk	View detail
Written	Heritage Council		hard copy file HC32884

Note: internet links may be to web pages, documents or images.

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5045132
File number:	EF11/20060; S90/5350; 11/20060

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