YNP Ghost House Ruin, Chauffeur's Room and Garage

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

02681

Location

3499 Wanneroo Rd Yanchep

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Shapcott's House (fmr)

Local Government

Wanneroo

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1930

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 07 Nov 2016
State Register Registered 16 Jun 1992 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 25 May 1994 Category 1A
Register of the National Estate Nominated 21 Mar 1978
Classified by the National Trust Classified 06 Apr 1987
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Mar 1978

Parent Place or Precinct

04151 Yanchep National Park Precinct

Condition

The Register entry includes the Ghost House Ruin, çChauffers Room and Garage, and the land on çwhich they stand being part of Swan Location ç11544 on Reserve 9868, as defined in Heritage çCouncil drawing number YNP-6. The Ghost House Ruin is some 5 kms from çthe main Park buildings along a rough track çrequiring a four wheel drive vehicle. The old çaccess road, nearer the coast, is through heavy çsand and also requires four wheel drive. Some ç400 metres to the east of the ruins of the house çare the walls of the room with lean-to garage çattached and built for the chauffeur when the çhouse was used by L E Shapcott, Secretary of the çPremier's Office which administered the State çGardens Board in the 1930's. Both buidings were çerected for Mr Shapcott, who spent a lot of time çat the Park at that period. Later disused, they çhave fallen into ruin and the materials from çthem were taken for use elsewhere - both legally çand pilfered. Trees planted when the buildings çwere in use remain. Around the house are fig çtrees, a lemon, flame trees, peppermints, a çNorfolk Island Pine and a large fir (Cupressus çsempervirens). Both buildings were of local stone with cement çquoins to doorway. The ruins of the chauffeur's çroom are more substantial, most of the walls çstanding. Inside is a brick fireplace with the çremains of a Metter's stove and there are alcoves ç in the wall with shelves.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
1124 Yanchep National Park Shapcott's Cottage and Chauffer's Cottage : conservation report. Heritage Study {Other} 1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use RESIDENTIAL Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Local Stone

Historic Themes

General Specific
PEOPLE Aboriginal people
PEOPLE Famous & infamous people

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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