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ESSENDON CHURCH OF CHRIST
Location52 BUCKLEY STREET, ESSENDON, MOONEE VALLEY CITY LevelIncluded in Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? VG Cook was the son of Essendon "pioneers" Robert and
Martha Cook. He started his career as an engineer in the 1910s, and by
the 1920s had a thriving practice, designing the Essendon South
Methodist Sunday School, the New Ascot Theatre on Union Road, the
Southern Cross Theatre in Essendon and the Broadmeadows Shire Hall. The 1967 Kindergarten at the rear is not of significance.
How is it significant?
Why is it significant? It is architecturally significant for its high level of intactness
and for the Decorated Gothic detail which is particularly fine for a
church of this size. Elements of note include the unpainted render
detailing, particularly the tracery windows and the parapet above the
entry, the two semi-hexagonal piers which extend above the gable as
pinnacles with blind lancet arches around them, and the mild-steel
balustrades with a lancet-design to the front steps. (Criterion E) It is also of historical interest for its association with local
architect Vincent G Cook.
Essendon Church of Christ at 52 Buckley Street, Essendon, is
significant. The red brick church of 1924-25 was designed by local
architect Victor G Cook in the Decorated Gothic style. The church has
a simple rectangular plan and is constructed in red brick with
unpainted cement-render dressings. The front porch has gabled bays
flanking a recessed entry.
Essendon Church of Christ is of local historical, social and
architectural significance to the City of Moonee Ponds.
It is historically and socially significant as the centre of
Church of Christ worship in the area since 1915 (on this site since
1925). (Criteria A & G)
Group
Religion
Category
Church