St. Paul's Anglican Church

Location

43 BELL STREET,, YARRA GLEN VIC 3775 - Property No 38451

File Number

889

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

St. Paul's Anglican Church, opened in 1888 and re-erected in 1897 on its present site with extensions in 1901, has high local significance as a small weatherboard church designed by the Melbourne architect, Percy W. Kernot, and built by Lowman and Shaw for the farming community of Yarra Glen. The church has historical significance for the many prominent district families associated with it, who included the Woolcotts, the Sadliers and the famous Boyd family whose sons Martin, Penleigh and Merrick earned world reputations as writers, potters and artists.

Group

Religion

Category

Church