Formal Recognition Type

Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program

Notes

Edwin Broders’ Twine Store was built around 1870 by Peter Broders. It was originally used to store cod traps, nets, trawls and other fishing gear. Salt fish was also stored in both the lower and top levels. Peter Broders was a boat builder and many punts, skiffs and schooners were built in and around the store. Some of the schooners built by Peter went to The Front, bringing crews to the seal hunt. The store sits in its original location, which is unusual in Tilting, a community with a long tradition of moving or “launching” buildings. The store was showing the effects of the passing years when the Tilting Recreational and Cultural Society applied to the Fisheries Heritage Preservation Program for assistance to restore the building. During the restoration process new shores and foundation supports were installed, the roof was shingled and eaves repaired, local clapboard was installed on the exterior, windows were replaced, corner boards and trims repaired and new walkways constructed to ensure safe access to both storeys. A new coat of red paint completed the facelift. Perched on a gentle, rocky slope on the edge of the harbour, Edwin Broders’ Twine Store is a great example of the restoration work undertaken by the Tilting Recreational and Cultural Society.

Community

Tilting

Municipality

Town of Fogo Island

Construction (circa)

1870 - 1870

Builder

Peter Broders

Style

Rectangular Short Façade