Freshwater Bay Boatsheds, Peppermint Grove

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

17290

Location

Freshwater Bay Peppermint Grove

Location Details

Roe & Hobbs (No. 42), Burt (No. 41) and Forrest (No. 40) Boatsheds

Other Name(s)

Roe & Hobbs, Burt and Forrest Boatsheds

Local Government

Peppermint Grove

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1905 to 1913

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 28 May 2019
State Register Registered 01 Jun 2012 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
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 19 Jul 1999 Category 1

Child Places

  • 15930 Septimus Burt Boatshed
  • 07005 Augustus Roe and Talbot Hobbs Boatshed
  • 15931 Doy Forrest Boatshed

Condition

The boatsheds and jetties are in good condition. Although there are areas of damaged weatherboard and rot in the timber studs on the Forrest Boatshed, the boatsheds are in good condition for their age and location. The roof height on the Forrest Boatshed has been raised and steel portal frames have been fixed to the existing timber framed structure providing support and longevity for continued use.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
10163 Pylon inspection of boatshed Number 41 Report 2010

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL Other Sports Building
Original Use Transport\Communications Water: Boatshed

Architectural Styles

Style
Vernacular

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall TIMBER Weatherboard
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Roof METAL Steel
Wall TIMBER Log

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS River & sea transport
PEOPLE Famous & infamous people
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Sport, recreation & entertainment

Creation Date

18 Feb 2005

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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