Kurrajong Heights Hotel

Kurrajong Heights Hotel was a residential hotel on the main road from Richmond to Bell, known as Bell's Line of Road in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kurrajong Heights is a town 79 kilometres (49 mi) north-west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is stretched across the Bells Line of Road in the Blue Mountains, west of Kurrajong and east of Bilpin.

Kurrajong Heights Hotel
Kurrajong Heights Hotel 1932
General information
Status	Demolished
Type	Hotel
Location	New South Wales
Address	1349 Bells Line of Rd.
Town or city	Kurrajong Heights
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°52′05″S 151°12′35″E
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)
Groundbreaking	April, 1927
Opened	18 August 1928 by Hon. G. R. McDonald, M.L.C.
Closed	13 April 1975
Demolished	14 April 1975
Cost	£30,000
Landlord	Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Day
Height
Roof	Tiles
Technical details
Material	Stone and brick
Floor count	East 3 floors, west 2 floors
Lifts/elevators	nil
Grounds	98 acres
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George Herbert Goodsell
Architecture firm	Robertson and Marks, Architects, Sydney
Main contractor	Mr. R. P. Blundell
Other information
Number of rooms	22 bedrooms

At the hotel's opening in 1928, Kurrajong Heights had a population of around 150.

Opening

The Kurrajong Heights Hotel was officially opened at 12:30pm on Saturday, 18 August, 1928 by Mrs. H. E. Peck at the invitation of the Chairman of Directors (Hon. G. R. McDonald, M.L.C.) Mr.G. H. Goodsell handed Mrs. Peck a gold key, with which she opened the front door and signalled the gathering to enter while a band played the National Anthem. Inside the building Mrs. Peck declared the hotel "well and truly open."

External links

• Hawkesbury People & Places
• Kurrajong Website
• Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society