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Former Wesleyan Methodist Church & Mckenzie Organ
Other NameUniting Church Location19 Panton Street,, GOLDEN SQUARE VIC 3555 - Property No B4859
File NumberB4859LevelState |
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Statement of Significance
An attractive if typical example of the work of architect Crouch and Wilson, this church, erected in 1870-73, is notable for its colourful bichromatic brick exterior, dominated by a corner tower with bellcast eaves and by a five-light decorated Gothic window. The interior has a gallery (originally on three sides) with cast iron balustrading, and there is a pipe organ by Robert McKenzie of 1874, subsequently rebuilt. Pipe Organ Classification: What is significant? The pipe organ built in 1873 is a substantial example of an organ built by the Melbourne organbuilder Robert Mackenzie that survives in identifiable form in its original location, although altered on at least three occasions. How is it significant? The organ is significant for historic, aesthetic and technical reasons at a local level. Why is it significant? The Mackenzie pipe organ at the Uniting Church, Golden Square is significant for the following reasons: . It is one of only two larger examples of its builder's work that survives in an identifiable form in its original location . It retains the original case front and facade pipes (although laterally extended) . It retains almost all of the original pipework apart from the Great Mixture which was replaced in 1990
Classified Local: 23/02/2015
Classified: 01/10/1987
Revised: 03/08/1998
Group
Religion
Category
Church