The Springwood Hotel was built in 1878 by Frank Raymond as a long, single-storied, low-browed building with a simple verandah facing the main road.

[2] In 1890 Raymond sold a portion of the land grant that he owned at Springwood to James Lawson who developed the site as a large two storey hotel.

The Victorian origins of the hotel are best seen from Raymond Road where the hipped slate roof, rendered chimneys and vertically proportioned double hung windows are most visible.

Facing Macquarie Road the hotel has a two-storey verandah on its main north wing terminated by a hipped front.

[citation needed] This article incorporates text by New South Wales State Heritage Register available under the CC BY 3.0 AU licence.