Customs House Hotel, Maryborough
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Customs House Hotel, Maryborough, 2008
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| Location | 116 Wharf Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 25°32′20″S 152°42′19″E / 25.5388°S 152.7052°ECoordinates: 25°32′20″S 152°42′19″E / 25.5388°S 152.7052°E |
| Design period | 1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Built for | George Gilbraith |
| Official name: Customs House Hotel | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600715 |
| Significant period | 1860s-1950s (fabric) 1868-ongoing (historical use) |
| Significant components | furniture/fittings |
 Location of Customs House Hotel, Maryborough in Queensland
Location of Customs House Hotel, Maryborough in Queensland
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Customs House Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 116 Wharf Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1868. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The Custom House Hotel is the oldest extant hotel in Maryborough, constructed in 1868 for George Galbraith.
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 1847-8, 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 became a municipality, the Borough of Maryborough.
With separation in 1859, Maryborough was declared a port and a customs official, or Sub-Collector, Mr Sheridan, was appointed and worked out of a small room where the Criterion Hotel now stands in Wharf Street. By 1861 the Customs House had been constructed on the corner of Richmond and Wharf Street and two years after this Bond Store was built alongside the Customs House to provide needed accommodation for the bonding of dutiable goods when ad valorem duties were introduced.
The land on which the Custom House Hotel was to be constructed was purchased as two lots in May 1852, one by Henry Palmer and the other by Hugh Roland Labatt. In February 1865, George Galbraith became part owner of the lot closest to the corner of Richmond and Wharf Streets, where the initial stage of the hotel was to be constructed. A two storeyed brick hotel was built in 1868 by Galbraith, it is unclear who designed the building. In 1870, Galbraith also bought the adjacent lot, and extended the hotel further along Wharf Street in that year. At this stage further accommodation was added to the first floor and a billiard room was added to the ground floor.
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