Keilor Hotel
Keilor Hotel is a rare example of a wayside inn opened in the squatting era. It was heavily patronised by travellers to the central goldfields during the 1850s and 1860s and strongly associated with the history of Keilor as a major stopping place on the route to the central goldfields of Victoria.
Keilor Hotel is a Georgian-style single storey bluestone building with a slate roof and two projecting hipped bays on either side of a recessed verandah. The hotel, believed to have been constructed in 1848, is located on the main road to Macedon, now the Old Calder Highway, a site chosen so as to attract passing trade, and was an important stopping place for travellers en route to squatting runs to the north and west of Melbourne and later to the central Victorian goldfields. The bluestone walls have been rendered but the hotel clearly retains its original form and is still in operation.
Location: Macedon Street, Keilor, Victoria
