Formal Recognition Type

Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program

Notes

The Decker family has used this particular premises since the 1940s. The premises include a two-storey store on wood posts, and a single storey stage supported by wooden cribbing. The flake/walkway leading from the shore to the stage is a platform built of wood posts and rinded trees, the latter known as longers or lungers. A pigpen is conveniently located immediately off the right side of the flake. Restoring Decker’s Premises included installing new beams and longers on the flake, and replacing cladding on the buildings. The buildings were finished with a fresh coat of red ochre coloured paint, trimmed in contrasting white around the window and eaves. This is a striking, traditional colour scheme of fisheries buildings around Fogo Island and elsewhere in the province. The Decker Stage also has a distinct white circle, known to some as a hex mark, painted on the door.

Community

Joe Batt's Arm

Municipality

Town of Fogo Island

Civic Address

Main Road

Construction (circa)

1940 - 1945

Builder

Michael Decker