Daveys Hut is an
Australian
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alpine hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization ...
in the
Kosciuszko National Park.
The hut was built in 1909 by grazier Tom Bolton, who moved into it with his new wife, Mary, in 1911. It is now maintained by the
Kosciuszko Huts Association
The Kosciuszko Huts Association (KHA - previously spelt Kosciusko) was formed in Canberra, Australia in 1971 with the purpose of saving the mountain heritage huts in the Kosciuszko National Park. In addition to the physical maintenance of hut ...
as a stopover for hikers, and was listed on the former
Register of the National Estate.
Extensive repairs were carried out in 2012, replacing the wooden foundations with brick, repairing broken fittings and doors and relining an interior plywood wall.
See also
*
Seaman's Hut
References
Mountain huts in Australia
Houses completed in 1909
1909 establishments in Australia
New South Wales places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate
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