Local Government
Denmark
Region
Great Southern
Lot 2320 South Coast Hwy Kenton
Parker Hall
Denmark
Great Southern
Constructed from 1931
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2011 | Considerable Significance | |
The Kent River Trading Post has aesthetic, historic and social significance.
The Kent River Hall is a large rectangular weatherboard timber building with a verandah along the eastern side and a recent extension along part of the western side. A residence was built into one end of the hall during the 1970’s and the remaining area is used for a wine cellar sales and restaurant. An extension was added recently to provide for modern ablution facilities and the restaurant kitchen. The original timber structure of the hall is largely intact and is best viewed from the interior of the cellar sales area.
The hall was completed and opened in 1931. It is somewhat unique as a privately owned hall and operated hall. Construction materials included timber from several abandoned group settlement homes in the area. In building the hall Harry Parker may have been catering for the social needs of the local community as well as providing a means of generating an income. It became an important social and recreation hub for the district for the next 40 years. Weddings, Friday night dances, concerts and badminton were held at the hall. Dance crowds during the 1940’s sometimes exceeded 300 people. When the current owners acquired the property in December 1989 the residence in the Hall was in use and was habitable but had no sanitation. The remaining Hall area was used as a barn and the stage was still intact. Considerable resources have since been used to improve the Hall to accommodate the current tourist facilities as well as a comfortable residence. A small vineyard on the property and the cellar sales/restaurant area in the Hall is leased to Old Kent River wines.
Integrity: High Degree
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Information from owners, Mr and Mrs Glenister |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Present Use | COMMERCIAL | Shop\Retail Store {single} |
| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
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