Baptist Church (former)

Location

126 Bruce Street COBURG, MERRI-BEK CITY

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Baptist Church (former) at 126 Bruce Street, Coburg is significant. The Gothic interwar style and form of the church is significant, as well as key decorative features including the tiled roof, large mullion arched window, leadlight glazing, brickwork and timber joinery. The boundary fence is not original but is contributory, owing to its matching design with the church. The two-storey extension is not significant. 

How is it significant?
The Baptist Church (former) is of local historical and aesthetic significance to the City of Moreland.

Why is it significant?
The Baptist Church (former) is historically significant as evidence of the development of local church institutions that accompanied the interwar growth of Coburg and Pascoe Vale. (Criterion A) The Baptist Church (former) has aesthetic significance as a high-quality, intact and well-maintained example of a Gothic style interwar church with a matching boundary fence. (Criterion E)

Group

Religion

Category

Church