Walgoolan Tennis Club

Author

Shire of Westonia

Place Number

12078

Location

Lot 38 Woolgar St Walgoolan

Location Details

Local Government

Westonia

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1929

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

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 18 Jun 1998 Category 3

Statement of Significance

The significance of the tennis courts is the type of recreation that was offered to the community.

Physical Description

It is set at the West end of the town. the club building is a cement block and iron building with a central door overlooking the remains of the tennis courts. The building consists of two small rooms at either end of an open area. There is a kitchen with a wood burning stove at one end and a meeting room with blackboard at the other. The middle section is open to the tennis courts. The courts have not been maintained. There are fencing poles but no wire around the dirt of the court. Prior to the present club house being built, the club house was a tin shed and then a bough shelter.

History

The tennis court was once a tin shed then a bough shed before the brick building was established. The bricks are similar to the hall.

Condition

Fair

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Sports Building

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall CONCRETE Concrete Block
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

10 Sep 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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