Convent (fmr)

Author

Shire of Esperance

Place Number

00827

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Location

166 Dempster St Esperance

Location Details

Cnr Dempster St & Harbour Rd

Other Name(s)

Seafarers Centre

Local Government

Esperance

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1940

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Jul 1996
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	27 Apr 2021	Some/Moderate significance	Some/Moderate significance Contributes to the heritage of the locality. Has some altered or modified elements, not necessarily detracting from the overall significance of the item. Desired Management Outcome: Include in Heritage List. Conservation of the place is desirable. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and original fabric should be retained wherever feasible.

Physical Description

This is a double storey, timber framed building. It bas a steep pitched roof with a dormer window facing the front of the building. The roof is corrugated iron. The lower part of the walls are timber boards, while the upper part is fibreboard.

History

The building may have originally been used as a convent on the goldfields, possibly at Mount Margaret Mission. It was transported to Esperance in the 1940s and was used as a residence by the supervisor of the Mount Margaret Mission, Mr Schenk. At times children from the mission spent their holidays with his family. In the 1960s a Roman Catholic priest, Fr Kevin Glover acquired the residence for supervisors of a Seafarers' Centre. For a short time, until finance for a recreation hall for the seamen could be obtained, the supervisors probably entertained the seamen in their home.

In 1971, with finance from the Lotteries Commission, community fund raising and working bees, the recreation ball was completed and the facility was then apparently named the Esperance Centre for Seamen. Although many people regard the house as the Seamens' Centre, it was always a private residence. The Seafarer's Centre was the hall at the rear.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	A Dunn; "Research Notes".

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Housing or Quarters
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Tin
Wall	ASBESTOS	Other Asbestos

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion

Creation Date

05 Sep 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

14 Jun 2021

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