Lakes Creek Hotel, Heritage hotel at Lakes Creek Road, Koongal, Australia.
Lakes Creek Hotel is a single-storey timber hotel raised on stumps about three feet above ground, built in 1895 to a design by Eaton and Bates. Its plan included guest rooms, hallways, servant's facilities, stables and a brick cellar beneath the bar. It stands on Lakes Creek Road at Koongal, on the site of two earlier hotels.
The building was constructed in 1895 by T Moir based on designs by Eaton and Bates, marking the third hotel to operate at this site. The structure reflects the construction methods and commercial importance of that era in the region.
The name Lake's Creek comes from Captain Lake, who steered his ship into the creek to take on fresh water in the 1850s. From the hotel site, the Cawarral Road (now Emu Park Road) began, and the hotel was the departure point for the horse-drawn coach to Emu Park, a four-hour journey each way from Rockhampton.
The hotel stands at 431 Lakes Creek Road in Koongal, a suburb of Rockhampton, not in North Rockhampton. Cawarral Road, now Emu Park Road, began at the hotel site, which made it a departure point for the horse-drawn coach to Emu Park, a four-hour journey one way. The original building was raised on stumps about three feet above the ground.
The building was entered into the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992, recognising its importance as an example of regional architecture. This designation protects the original design and structural features for future preservation.
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