Name/TitleThe Mount Macedon Hotel, Gisborne, c. 1860
About this objectThe building was built in 1847 for Thomas and Elizabeth Gordon. Other licensees of the Mount Macedon Hotel included co-founder of the contracting company Cornish & Bruce, J. V. A. Bruce from 1856 to c. 1860; Luke Chambers in 1860; and Alexander Gardiner from 1863 until 1867. When the railway line to Bendigo bypassed Gisborne in 1861, trade declined and the hotel was de-licensed in 1867.
From 1887 it became a boarding and guest house for many years. During the 20th century it has been used as a private house, restaurant, reception centre, bowling clubhouse and school. [source : Heritage Register database : Macedon House, statement of significance]
Inscription and MarksInscribed below image: "Gisborne"
Inscribed on verso : "erected by Mrs Gordon on Pastoral Hotel, Queen Street, Melbourne and first licensed in September 1847, closed as licensed hotel about the middle Sixties [1860s]. Built of bluestone, it is the oldest hotel in the township of Gisborne".
Measurements9.5 x 18.2 cm (image)
16.5 x 25.5 cm (sheet)
Period1860-1870
Object TypePhotograph
Subject and Association KeywordsArchitecture
Subject and Association KeywordsHotels
Subject and Association KeywordsMount Macedon (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsGisborne (Vic.)
Named CollectionImages collection
Object numberA-176-Ht
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