St. John's Anglican Church

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

St. John's Church of England at Highton was erected in 1866 for the local Episcopalian congregation. Joseph Lowe Shaw, an eminent ecclesiastical architect in the Geelong Region, designed this Early English gothic style Parish Church which is constructed of stucco rendered masonry with freestone dressings - St. John's was extensively damaged by a freak tornado in 1926 and the Church was restored and a spire constructed soon afterwards. The parish Church of St. John is an interesting work of J.L. Shaw and of local importance in the rapidly developing Highton Region.

References

Geelong Advertiser 6 October 1865, called for designs for a church to seat 15 people. 5 April 1866, J.L. Shaw called tenders for Highton Episcopalian Church. 20 Oct. 1883, , Font constructed by Nathaniel Brown to the order of Mr. Walter Synott 13 March 1885, tender called by R.S.Tuffs, Architect, for wooden Sunday School.

Nicholls, R. A. A History of Highton and Its School G. A. List and Sons Pty. Limited, Geelong 1970, pp. 10-11.

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Religion

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Church