Reformed Presbyterian Church Manse

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The manse at 12 Fenwick Street, Geelong, has significance as an intact example of the Victorian style and as part of the 19th century Reformed Presbyterian Church precinct which includes the Church building on a large allotment. The manse was built in 1862 at the same time as the Church, possibly to a design by J.V. Bartlett, architect, who had designed the Church. The manse at 12 Fenwick Street is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates original design qualities of a Victorian style. These qualities include the hipped roof form at the front, rear hipped roof forms and the hipped concave verandah that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the symmetrical composition, single storey height, horizontal weatherboard wall cladding, slate cladding for the main roof forms, galvanised corrugated steel verandah roof cladding, timber framed double hung windows, timber framed doorway and four panelled timber door with flanking sidelights and highlights, two rendered brick chimneys with incised rectangular panels and corbelled tops, narrow eaves with timber brackets, and the timber verandah columns and decorative timber valance. The manse at12 Fenwick Street is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the development of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Geelong from the second half of the 19th century. In particular, this house has associations with the Rev. A.M. Moore, first occupier after construction between 1867 and 1872. The manse at 12 Fenwick Street is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised and valued by sections of the Geelong community for religious reasons as part of the Reformed Presbyterian Church precinct. Overall, the manse at 12 Fenwick Street is of LOCAL significance.

REFERENCES:

Drainage Plans and Reports, Barwon Water profis system, 1917, 1962.

Morrow, W., Geelong Advertiser Index, Geelong Historical Records Centre. Phone conversation with Rev. Andrew Stewart, minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Geelong City Council Rate Books (Kardinia Ward) 1861-1960, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Town Plan 1858, Geelong Historical Records Centre.

Geelong Advertiser, 19 May 1872. Geelong, Western District & Squatters Directory of Victoria 1866-67.

Maning and Bishop's Geelong & Western District Directory 1882-83.

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Religion

Category

Other - Religion