Welcome Home Hotel
Welcome Home Hotel, circa 1880
There had been a Welcome Home Hotel in the area since 1865, when the first hotel was built by John and Charlotte Perriam on the Quartz Reef side of the river. In 1869, they completed a new stone hotel across the river in the growing settlement of Lowburn Ferry. Mrs Perriam became the proprietress in 1883 after the death of her husband. The stone hotel had thirteen bedrooms, three sitting-rooms, a bar, kitchen, and a dining-room that could seat twenty guests. There was a stable at the back and an adjoining store stocking general merchandise.
The building was located on the main street facing the Clutha River, where the Lowburn Ferry operated for 63 years until 1938, when a concrete arch bridge was built across the river. The hotel was rebuilt and renovated a number of times, but retained many of its historic features and artefacts. The hotel was the headquarters of the Lowburn Curling Club and always had a colourful place in the community.
The building was located on the main street facing the Clutha River, where the Lowburn Ferry operated for 63 years until 1938, when a concrete arch bridge was built across the river. The hotel was rebuilt and renovated a number of times, but retained many of its historic features and artefacts. The hotel was the headquarters of the Lowburn Curling Club and always had a colourful place in the community.
Welcome Home Hotel, circa 1978
Welcome Home Hotel, 1984
1984 Sign
