Local Government
Melville
Region
Metropolitan
Location
2 The Esplanade Mount Pleasant
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1990
Demolition Year
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Statement of Significance
The Swan River Rowing Clubhouse is significant as a rowing clubhouse and housing for single sculls, located on the bank of the Canning River at Mount Pleasant. The Club commenced in 1885 and is now the second oldest Rowing Club in Western Australia. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS: The present Rowing Club building and the site adjacent to the Canning River.
Physical Description
The Clubhouse is a two-storey building, painted and rendered masonry at ground floor level, and framed and sheeted upper floor level. The roofs are clad in corrugated metal sheeting with half-timbered decorative gables. An observation deck at the upper level overlooks the Canning River rowing course. The Rowing Association of W.A. Clubhouse is located nearby to the south in a building of comparable bulk and architectural detail.
History
The Beeliar Nyoongars used these areas as campsites and hunting grounds. In the summer months the large variety of plants and animals in the area provided the Aborigines with an abundance of food and other resources. The Aboriginal name for the Canning River is 'Dyarlgarro' and for the mouth of the Canning River 'Wagoorjup' place of the Waugal. The Swan River Rowing Club was started in 1885 and is now the second oldest Rowing Club in Western Australia, with the objects of promoting and encouraging best rowing practice including international competition.
Condition
Sound.
References
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Swan River Rowing Club website. |
Place Type
Individual Building or Group
Creation Date
02 Jun 2015Publish place record online (inHerit):
ApprovedLast Update
01 Jan 2017Disclaimer
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