Royal Hotel, Maryborough
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Royal Hotel, 2008
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| Location | Kent Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 25°32′20″S 152°42′13″E / 25.5389°S 152.7035°ECoordinates: 25°32′20″S 152°42′13″E / 25.5389°S 152.7035°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1892 - 1930s |
| Architect | Eaton & Bates |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Official name: Royal Hotel | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600700 |
| Significant period | 1890s, 1900s, 1930s (fabric) 1902-ongoing (historical use as hotel) |
| Significant components | loggia/s, shop/s |
 Location of Royal Hotel, Maryborough in Queensland
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Royal Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel on the corner of Kent Street and Bazaar Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Eaton & Bates and built from 1892 to 1930s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The Royal Hotel in Maryborough is a substantial rendered brick building, constructed in 1902 to designs of Messrs Eaton and Bates, architects of Rockhampton. The present hotel was built for Richard Hyne, a local pioneer who developed many local manufacturing and community initiatives.
The original township of Maryborough was situated, not in its current place, but on the north of the Mary River, after wharves were established in 1847-1848, to provide transport for wool from sheep stations on the Burnett River. In 1852 the growing town was gradually transferred further north where ships were able to better navigate the river. Development followed and by March 1861, Maryborough was declared a municipality, the Borough of Maryborough.
One of the early settlers in the area, Mr ET Aldridge established a hotel, apparently first known as the Victoria but later named the Bush Inn, in the old town in 1848. In 1856, Aldridge moved the hotel to the south of the River in Kent Street, where the present Royal Hotel is situated, with the shifting of the focus of development. This was a large two storeyed timber building.
During the 1860s Maryborough flourished as a result of the gold discoveries in Gympie, for which it became the primary port. In 1870 a first floor timber balcony with cross-braced balustrade was added to the Bush Inn, which was to become known as the Royal Hotel in the next few years, by the owner, Mr Cooper. In 1873, Richard Hyne took over the licence.
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