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FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
34-36 HOWE CRESCENT SOUTH MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP CITY

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FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SOHE 2008
FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SOHE 2008
FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SOHE 2008
1 former congregational church howe cres south melb front view church & hall
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Statement of Significance

The Former Congregational Church was built in 1874. The architects were WH Elleker and Co.;the builder was W Stone. The church repeats the form and style of the earlier church beside it but with more sophistication. It is an outstanding example of its genre. The interior now substantially altered was of particular interest.

The church with the hall and the former Barrett family residence which was also designed by Elleker form part of the significant streetscape of Howe Crescent. The whole subdivision is of major importance in the history of Melbourne’s planning. It has perhaps only one parallel in Dendy’s town survey of Brighton.

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The Congregational Church was formed in South Melbourne in 1859, holding its services in the great iron store and later in the Mechanics' Institute. By the end of 1865 a wooden church had been erected on this site and this was replaced by the northern of these two buildings in 1868, that was to later become the church hall. With the increase in congregation, the church was replaced by that to the south in 1874-75.

[Source: South Melbourne Conservation Study citation]

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      FORMER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

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      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

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