Holman Street ferry wharf

Holman Street
General information
Location	Holman Street, Kangaroo Point Australia
Coordinates	27°27′57″S 153°02′01″E / 27.4657°S 153.0336°E / -27.4657; 153.0336
Owned by	Brisbane City Council
Operated by	RiverCity Ferries
Platforms	1
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	317580
Fare zone	go card 1
History
Opened	1845
Closed	April 2015
Rebuilt	23 June 2015
Services
Preceding wharf RiverCity Ferries Following wharf Riverside towards North Quay CityHopper Howard Smith Wharves towards Sydney Street Howard Smith Wharves Cross River Ferries–Kangaroo Point Terminus

Holman Street ferry wharf
Holman Street ferry terminal building, 2014
Location	116 Holman Street, Kangaroo Point, Queensland, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°27′57″S 153°02′02″E / 27.4658°S 153.034°E / -27.4658; 153.034
Design period	1840s–1860s (mid-19th century)
Built	c. 1919
Architectural style(s)	Classicism
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name	Holman Street Ferry Terminal
Type	state heritage (built, landscape)
Designated	1 November 2004
Reference no.	602445
Significant period	c. 1919–1990s (historical) 1910s–1920s (fabric)
Significant components	views from, pontoon, waiting shed, wall/s – retaining, bench/seat
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Holman Street ferry wharf is a heritage-listed

A cable operated vehicular punt plied the route well after the Victoria Bridge was erected in 1874, transporting people, vehicles and animals. The ferry began to operate from the Customs House Reserve in 1882, but as a vehicular ferry, is believed to have ceased in 1883/84. A new vehicular steam ferry began operating from Charlotte Street to Bright Street at the same time. A passenger ferry continued, however, and the waiting shed on that side of the river was re-erected on the customs house site in 1886. Tidal steps were apparently built on the Holman Street side to service the passenger ferry.^[4]

Work was carried out at the Holman Street landing stage and pontoon in 1906. At that time there was a ferry tollhouse on site, but it is not possible to tell whether this also served as a waiting shed. Repairs were carried out on the site in 1912, but were probably related to the pontoon.^[4]

In 1919 the Ferries & Baths Committee recommended that the shelter shed on the Kangaroo Point side of the Customs House ferry be cleaned inside and the chamfer boards be oiled on the outside. A recommendation by the Lighting Committee in 1919 saw the installation of electric lighting at the Holman Street ferry – electricity having replaced gas for street lighting at Kangaroo Point, c. 1918. In July 1925 the Brisbane City Council's Bridges and Ferries Committee recommended that control of all ferries should pass to the new Greater Brisbane Council.^[4]

The wharf was destroyed during the January 2011 Brisbane floods.^[5] A temporary replacement opened on 18 April 2011.^[6][7] The temporary wharf closed in April 2015 to allow a new "permanent" wharf to be built.^[8][9] It opened on 23 June 2015.^[10][11] The Ferry Terminal was once again destroyed during the 2022 eastern Australia floods, when struck by a house boat.^{[citation needed]}

Description

The Holman Street Ferry Terminal is on the bank of the Brisbane River at the end of Holman Street, Kangaroo Point next to Captain Burke Park. Trees flank a small timber waiting

The terminal has a modern extension to the jetty leading to a pontoon and extending again to another modern pontoon to which the ferry docks. This jetty from the terminal to the landing stage has modern metal mesh guardrails. The modern section of the jetty is not considered to have heritage significance.^[4]

Heritage listing

Holman Street Ferry Terminal was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 1 November 2004 having satisfied the following criteria.^[4]

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

The Holman Street Ferry Terminal is important as an intact example of a purpose built ferry terminal from the first quarter of the 20th Century. Together with terminals such those at Hawthorne (Hawthorne ferry wharf) and Bulimba (Bulimba ferry wharf), its quality of design and detail demonstrates the importance of ferries in the development of Brisbane before a network of bridges and public transport was fully developed and before many people owned cars.^[4]

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.

The terminal waiting shed represents an increasingly rare building type as modern buildings now serve most Brisbane River ferry terminals.^[4]

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

The Holman Street terminal displays those features typical of ferry terminals comprising a pontoon for river access, a landing area and covered waiting area for passengers.^[4]

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

The terminal also has aesthetic significance as a well-designed public building in a parkland setting. The ferry terminals serve as focal points in the journey along the Brisbane River.^[4]

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