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St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4 Newall Street, MARNOO

Location

4 Newall Street MARNOO, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 4 Newall Street, Marnoo, makes a significant contribution to the predominantly single storey, horizontal weatherboard streetscape of galvanised corrugated iron pitched roof buildings. Built in 1960 to replace an earlier timber church that had been constructed in 1914, this building has experienced some alterations and appears to be in good condition when viewed from the street.

The St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 4 Newall Street, Marnoo, is architecturally significant at a LOCAL level. Although altered, it still demonstrates original design qualities of a restrained 20th century Gothic style. These qualities include the steeply pitched roof form, together with a minor porch gable that projects towards the street frontage. Other intact or appropriate qualities include the galvanised corrugated iron roof cladding, single storey height, modest eaves, small timber framed rectangular porch window opening with two narrow pointed arched windows, single porch doorway, timber framed pointed arched windows with hopper sashes at the lower reaches, window hood moulds, and any existing horizontal weatherboard wall cladding and other wall features under the introduced cladding. The mature golden cypress trees contribute to the significance of the place.

The St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 4 Newall Street, Marnoo, is historically significant at a LOCAL level. It has associations with the development of the Presbyterian Church in Marnoo from 1960. The Presbyterian Church in the town had been established in 1874, and a new church had been built on the present site in 1914. It was subsequently demolished to allow for the current building.

The St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 4 Newall Street, Marnoo, is socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is recognised and valued by the Marnoo community for religious reasons.

Overall, the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is of LOCAL significance.

Group

Religion

Category

Church