The Crown Hotel is one of Home Hill’s oldest buildings. Blocks in the township of Home Hill opened for auction on January 28th 1913. The stone plaque on the front wall was laid on June 16, 1913. The Crown Hotel, Gunter's store and Mrs. MacGregor's lolly shop were among the first buildings erected. See www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/3816210249/ for a picture of crowds around this pub in the 1918 floods.