Golf Course - Site

Author

City of Rockingham

Place Number

19935

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Location

Cnr Patterson Rd and Read St Rockingham

Location Details

Local Government

Rockingham

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1947

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	28 Jun 2019

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	24 Apr 2018	Category E	Category E Historic site. Recognise- for example, with a plaque, place name, or acknowledge in new urban or architectural design. *Note: The term Heritage Assessment, referred to in Category A, B and C, is defined as: A brief, independent evaluation by a heritage architect or heritage consultant. It is not to be confused with a Heritage Council Heritage Assessment or a Conservation Plan, which are more extensive, detailed and costly documents.

Statement of Significance

The site has historic value for its association with the establishment of a successful sporting facility by the local community. The golf club which was established at the site continues to operate today [2017] at a different location in the City of Rockingham.

Physical Description

Originally an extensive area running south from the current day Paterson Road to Leghorn Street and between Read Street and Goddard Street. The area is now developed with residential and commercial building and no evidence of the golf course remains extant.

History

The Rockingham Golf Club began in 1947 when 24 local residents gathered to discuss and organise the building of a golf course.
A lease for 200 acres was granted and leading designer Tom Howard designed an 18 hole golf course on the south east corner of Patterson Road and Read Street. The Rockingham Hotel on Kent Street served as the clubhouse until later replaced with a clubhouse on the course near the present day Commodore Drive which was opened by Sir Charles Gairdner in 1958.
The golf course moved to its current location at Elanora Drive in 1985 and the land is now [2017] occupied by commercial tenancies.

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Tom Howard	Architect	-	-

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other
Present Use	PARK\RESERVE	Park\Reserve

Creation Date

08 Jul 2011

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

26 Feb 2020

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