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JUNCTION HOTEL

Other Name RAILWAY RESTAURANT Location Brown Street and McNicol Street BRANXHOLME, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 549 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Junction Hotel, at the north-east corner of Brown and McNicol Streets, Branxholme is a typical example of a vernacular country pub dating from the late 19th century. Single storey, built of timber and with a simple timber verandah, it existed as the Railway Restaurant at least by 1881, gaining a licence when the Casterton Railway arrived in Branxholme. The building may well have been much older based on the evidence of materials and details. No architect has been associated with the design. Its establishment represented a shift by local businesses away from the creek and main Hamilton-Portland road to the new railway station. The first owners and licensees were William and Agnes Gough. The Gough family was connected with the other hotels in Branxholme at different times. The Junction is the only surviving hotel of four which operated in Branxholme.

How is it significant?
The Junction Hotel is of historical and architectural significance to the township of Branxholme and to the Southern Grampians Shire.

Why is it significant?
The Junction Hotel is of historical significance as the only surviving hotel in Branxholme, and is an important remnant of an earlier, more prosperous period in the history of the town. Its position on a prominent corner near the railway reserve reflects the changes brought about by the arrival of the railway in the late 1870s.

The Junction Hotel is of architectural significance as a typical example of a small country pub, constructed in a vernacular style in the later 19th century.