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ANGLICAN RECTORY (FORMER)

Location 188 HENTY STREET, CASTERTON, GLENELG SHIRE Level Recommended for Heritage Overlay

[1/1] 188 Henty St, former Anglican

Statement of Significance

What is Significant?
The former Anglican Rectory is a fine red brick residence on the northwest side of Christ Church Anglican Church, at 188 Henty Street, Casterton. Although James Henry Fox of Hamilton designed Christ Church, no architect's name has been associated with the design but its quality and certain details suggest a competent professional's involvement. The parishioners raised the funds necessary to build the residence and, in January 1887, the tender was let to local builder, George Jelly. The building of eight rooms was to be completed by May 1887. The interiors are unusual for the large arched double doors opposite each other which lead into the two front rooms. The plan also allows for separate access by parishioners to the Minister's office via the side verandah. Two rooms were added at the rear in 1901 and a wash-house was added in 1920. The Rectory superseded the much earlier residence provided by the Winter-Cooke family of Murndal for Rev. Cusack Russell on the Wannon River, south of Coleraine. In recent times, the Rectory became redundant and was sold. It was renovated and restored with an elevated deck added at the rear. The building retains a high degree of integrity and is in good condition apart from serious rising damp. The original plans and tender notice (without an architect's name) are still in the possession of the Christ Church Parish.

How is it Significant?
The Former Anglican Rectory at Casterton is of historical and architectural significance to the Glenelg Shire.

Why is it Significant?
The Former Anglican Rectory is of historical significance for its association with the Anglican Parish of Casterton and the later Ministers who lived there for about one hundred and twenty years. It expresses the role and position of the Anglican congregation in the community. It is of architectural significance as the modest but finely detailed purpose-built residence which housed the incumbent Ministers and their families and probably designed by James H. Fox, architect of Christ Church.