Regatta Hotel, Brisbane
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View from Coronation Drive
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| Location | 543 Coronation Drive, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′57″S 152°59′46″E / 27.4825°S 152.9962°ECoordinates: 27°28′57″S 152°59′46″E / 27.4825°S 152.9962°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Richard Gailey |
| Website | http://www.regattahotel.com.au/ |
| Official name: Regatta Hotel | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600331 |
| Significant period | 1880s (fabric) 1886-0ngoing (historical use) |
| Significant components | cellar |
| Builders | George Gazzard |
 Location of Regatta Hotel in Queensland
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Regatta Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 543 Coronation Drive on the corner of Sylvan Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It faces the Toowong Reach of the Brisbane River and was named after the rowing regattas held there. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built in 1886 by George Gazzard. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The first hotel was established on the site in 1874, as a single-storey wooden building.
In 1886, the current and second Regatta Hotel, three-storeyed brick building, was erected for Brisbane publican William Winterford. The first building was removed to make way for the new premises. The new Regatta was designed by Brisbane architect Richard Gailey, who called tenders in February 1886. It was constructed by contractor George Gazzard, at a cost of £4,800.
The Regatta was one of a number of large, masonry, first-class hotels designed by Gailey in the 1880s. Amongst these were the Wickham Hotel (1885), Prince Consort Hotel (1887), Jubilee Hotel (1888) and Empire Hotel (1889). They were designed not just for local patronage, but to attract travellers and visitors. Each replaced an earlier and much humbler hotel on the site, and in their ornate exteriors, they reflected the optimism and bravado of the booming Queensland economy of the 1880s.
Winterford opened his new hotel in 1887, anticipating a clientele who would be enticed by the river views, the proximity to town and to the Toowong railway station, the weekend regattas on the doorstep, entertainments such as billiards and boating, a well-stocked wine cellar, large well-ventilated bedrooms, family suites, the luxury of hot and cold baths, and good stabling accommodation. However, neither the hotel's comforts nor the Toowong scenery succeeded in attracting the desired patronage.
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