Tent House, Mount Isa, Heritage-listed house in Mount Isa, Australia.
The Tent House features a timber-framed structure with canvas walls, elevated gable tent roof, and enclosing verandahs on Fourth Street in Parkside.
During the mining boom of the late 1920s, Mount Isa Mines created this housing solution when the population grew from 300 residents to thousands.
The structure represents a fundamental part of Queensland's mining heritage as one of the last remaining examples of early worker accommodation.
The building incorporates materials such as canvas, ripple iron, and timber frames, designed to address the severe housing shortage in Mount Isa.
Relocated in 2013 to the Underground Hospital site, the Tent House now functions as a museum displaying early domestic furniture from mining times.
Location: Queensland
Website: http://undergroundhospital.com
GPS coordinates: -20.73250,139.48830
Latest update: March 4, 2025 03:30
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