The Port Store (fmr)

Author

Shire of Irwin

Place Number

11847

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Location

52 Point Leander Dr Port Denison

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Moore's Warehouse & Cottage

Local Government

Irwin

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1868

Demolition Year

1996

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Mar 1998	Category 4	Category 4 HISTORIC SITE OR SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION. Historic site without built features or with association to an historic personage. Recognise the site with a plaque, place name, paving stone or appropriate marker.

Statement of Significance

The site of the former Moore’s Warehouse and the original Port Store has historic significance given its connection to Port Denison as a port and a later as a holiday destination. The place has further historic significance for its association with S. F. Moore prominent businessman and civic leader.

History

This large limestone building was built in 1868 as a warehouse for S. F. Moore, merchant and first President of the Irwin Roads Board. Following the decline of Port Denison, in 1892 the building was mortgaged by Moore to the Bank of WA for £700 as collateral for a loan of £5000. About 1914, the building became vacant and its main use for a time was as a dance hall and for other entertainments such as the annual children’s "Christmas Tree". Church services were also held in the building. In about 1930, it was purchased by Thomas Hughes and it passed to his daughter Winnie Leitch who with her husband Alec, a local builder, converted it to a guesthouse with a shop on the west side. In the 1950’s the building’s twin gable roof was replaced with a single gable. The guestrooms closed for a while but were reopened for holiday makers in the 1970s with accommodation in the north verandahs and a general shop with takeaway foods. The shop operated until the building was demolished in 1996 by the current owners.
(Sources: Bain, M. A., "Ancient Landmarks", UWA Press, 1975; IDHS Records; Grundy, G.,
"Heritage Views", Vol. 2 No. 3, July 1996)

Condition

Site Only

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
IDHS Records	Shire of Irwin
HCWA Database No. 11847	State Office of Heritage
MA Bain; "Ancient Landmarks".	UWA Press	1975

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	COMMERCIAL	Warehouse

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Famous & infamous people
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	River & sea transport
OCCUPATIONS	Commercial & service industries

Creation Date

23 Jul 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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