The Riverview Hotel

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Riverview Hotel
Established	1880
Address	29 Birchgrove Road, Balmain, NSW 2041.

The Riverview Hotel is a pub in the suburb of Balmain in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Australian swimming champion Dawn Fraser was publican of the Riverview from 1978 to 1983.

Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Between 1888 and 1913 the pub was named Bergin's Hotel after the publican Joseph Bergin.

[edit] Architecture

The Riverview hotel is a heritage listed building of local significance. It is a corner building built in the Arts and Crafts style with distinctive brick work details. It was remodelled again c1909.

[edit] References

• Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D; Called To The Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle, The Balmain Association, 1991, ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
• NSW Heritage Office; Riverview Hotel, Inventory Item, Accessed October 2006. [1]

[edit] External links

• The Riverview Hotel is at coordinates 33°51′18″S 151°10′31″E / -33.854908, 151.175323 (The Riverview Hotel)Coordinates: 33°51′18″S 151°10′31″E / -33.854908, 151.175323 (The Riverview Hotel)