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DUMBALK NORTH METHODIST CHURCH (FORMER)
Other Names- , Extra Location35 MILFORD ROAD, DUMBALK NORTH, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The former Dumbalk North Methodist Church, constructed by Mr. Edwards and opened on 7 June 1903, at 35 Milford Road, Dumbalk North, is significant. It is a Federation Carpenter Gothic Church of typical design with a gabled roof. Contributory features include:
- Gabled porch with side entry doors.
- Multi-pane Lancet (pointed arch) windows in the nave walls and porch.
- Circular louvred vent at the gable end.
Non-original alterations and additions are not significant.
How is it significant?
The former Dumbalk North Methodist Church is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the South Gippsland Shire.
Why is it significant?
Historically, the church, constructed in 1903, is the oldest public building in Dumbalk North and is associated with the settlement and development of the surrounding district in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As a place of worship for over 70 years it played an important role in community development. With the nearby former state school, it provides tangible evidence of the community centre of Dumbalk North. (Criterion A)
It has aesthetic significance as a Carpenter Gothic church with typical form and detailing including the steep pitched roof and lancet windows, which is an historic landmark within the Dumbalk district. (Criterion E)
It has aesthetic significance as a Carpenter Gothic church with typical form and detailing including the steep pitched roof and lancet windows, which is an historic landmark within the Dumbalk district. (Criterion E)
Group
Religion
Category
Church