Frenchman Bay Whaling Station (ruin)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

16612

Location

Whalers Beach, Frenchman Bay Albany

Location Details

West of Waterbay Point. Includes Vancouver Dam.

Other Name(s)

Frenchman Bay Whaling Station (fmr)
Kep Mardjit / Vancouver Spring and Dam
Norwegian Whaling Station
Vancouver's Spring
Whaler's Beach

Local Government

Albany

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914 to 1916

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents
Heritage List	Adopted	27 Oct 2020
State Register	Registered	02 Sep 2008	HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management
Type	Status	Date	Category
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Oct 2020	Exceptional
Albany Maritime Heritage Survey	Completed	31 Dec 1994
Port-related Structures Survey	Completed	31 Oct 1995

Parent Place or Precinct

03559 Frenchmans Bay

Condition

Poor - ruin

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Whaling Station
Original Use	INDUSTRIAL\MANUFACTURING	Whaling Station

Architectural Styles

Style
Unused

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	STONE	Local Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
OCCUPATIONS	Hospitality industry & tourism
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	Natural disasters

Creation Date

11 Jul 2002

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

05 Apr 2022

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