Local Government
Mundaring
Region
Metropolitan
Keane West St Mt Helena
Lion Mill Hotel
Mt Helena Hotel
Mundaring
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1902
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage List | YES | 08 Mar 2016 |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - Assessed - Below Threshold | Current | 30 Apr 2004 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Statewide Hotel Survey | Completed | 01 Nov 1997 | ||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 22 Apr 1997 | 2 -Considerable significance | |
The Mt Helena Tavern has very high aesthetic, social and historic significance for the Mt Helena community and the Shire of Mundaring.
The Mt Helena Tavern is a single storey, rambling, weatherboard building adjacent to the railway reserve. It has a large hipped, green painted corrugated iron roof, which much like the weatherboard walls etc., is in need of maintenance repairs. The building has been added to at various times along with enclosures of verandas and porches etc. Whilst this adds to a certain confusion with the original fabric, the Tavern retains a charm and expression of the turn of the Century period when it was originally built. Internally the tavern has been modified and several walls removed however much of the original fabric remains. Over the years, various decorative styles have been applied internally and which have diminish the original character.
The original weatherboard Mt Helena (Lion Mill) Hotel, featuring verandas and firench casements, was completed in September 1902. Soon after this, Perth publican Fred Foweracre purchased the licence from Ernest D. Forsyth. The land and the finance for the hotel came from Ernest's uncle William C. Forsyth's timber mill partner, Richard Hummerston (Site 153).
Integrity: High Modifications: Various
Poor-Fair
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Elliot; ibid. pp 65, 86 |
| Library Id | Title | Medium | Year Of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7026 | Images CD No. 30 : assessment images : Blackboy Hill Site, Holmesdale, Mt Helena Tavern, Undercliffe. | C D Rom | 2004 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Original Use | COMMERCIAL | Hotel, Tavern or Inn |
| Style |
|---|
| Federation Bungalow |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Hospitality industry & tourism |
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