Frenchman`s Inn Hotel, CRESSY, VIC

The Frenchman’s Inn Hotel, built in 1839 by Frederick Jean Duverney, licenced 24 April 1841 - the first licence granted in Victoria. The Frenchman’s Inn can lay claim to being the oldest hotel in Victoria, however it does not have the oldest running licence. Story has it, Fred Duverney’s son, the worse for drink, rode on horseback through the streets of Cressy stoning the roof tops of the ‘non-drinkers’ homes. Because of this action, the hotel was de-licenced for one year.