Mount Buffalo Chalet
General information | |
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Address | Mount Buffalo Road |
Town or city | Mount Buffalo National Park |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 36°43′20″S 146°49′12″E / 36.7221°S 146.8199°ECoordinates: 36°43′20″S 146°49′12″E / 36.7221°S 146.8199°E |
Opened | 1910 |
Owner | Parks Victoria |
Technical details | |
Material | Timber |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Samuel Charles Brittingham |
Developer | Public Works Department |
The Mount Buffalo Chalet is a ski resort in the Mount Buffalo National Park. It is the largest timber building in Australia.
History[]
The Mount Buffalo Chalet was built in 1910 by the Public Works Department as Australia's first ski resort in the Victorian Alps. It was leased to private enterprise as a guest house.[1][2] In October 1924 it was taken over by the Victorian Railways who offered holiday packages, with train services from Melbourne connecting with Hoys Roadlines services at Porepunkah railway station.[3][4][5][6]
In December 1985 it passed to the Victorian Tourism Commission.[3] After being leased privately in 1993, it closed in January 2007.[5][7] It is the largest timber building in Australia.[8]
References[]
- ^ Mount Buffalo Chalet Mount Alexander Mail 26 February 1910 page 2
- ^ Mt Buffalo Chalet Revisited Newsrail September 1983 pages 234/235
- ^ a b Mount Buffalo Chalet Newsrail November 2006 pages 348-355
- ^ History of Mount Buffalo Chalet Victoria's High Country
- ^ a b Mount Buffalo Chalet Victorian Heritage Council
- ^ Background Hoys Roadlines
- ^ Popular chalet closes doors ABC News 5 January 2007
- ^ Victorian High Country's iconic Mount Buffalo Chalet still waiting for long-overdue makeover ABC Goulburn Murray 17 June 2019
External links[]
Media related to Mount Buffalo Chalet at Wikimedia Commons
- Buildings and structures completed in 1910
- Ski areas and resorts in Victoria (Australia)
- Victorian Alps
- 1910 establishments in Australia
- Victorian Heritage Register
- Victorian Heritage Register Hume (region)
- Alpine Shire