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Former Presbyterian Church, 38 High Street, NAVARRE
Location38 High Street NAVARRE, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The former Presbyterian Church, 38 High Street, Navarre, has significance as an intact example of the Federation Carpenter Gothic Style and as a legacy of the importance of the Presbyterian Church at Navarre in the early 20th century. Built in 1908, the church building appears to be in fair condition when viewed from the road. The former Presbyterian Church, 38 High Street, Navarre, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of the Federation Carpenter Gothic style. These qualities include the simple steeply pitched gable roof form, together with the minor porch gable at the front. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the modest scale, galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, horizontal timber weatherboard wall cladding, gablet dormer ventilators, narrow eaves, pointed-arched timber framed windows at the side, pointed arched gable ventilator and the pointed arched porch entrance with timber doors. The surrounding mature trees also contribute to the significance of the place. The former Presbyterian Church, 38 High Street, Navarre, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of the Presbyterian Church at Navarre from 1908, and from the 1970s with the Uniting Church. The former Presbyterian Church, 38 High Street, Navarre, is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised and valued by the Navarre community for religious reasons. Overall the former Presbyterian Church, 38 High Street, Navarre, is of LOCAL significance.
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Religion
Category
Church