ARAWATA UNITING CHURCH
419 FAIRBANK ROAD, ARAWATA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
- False buttresses to the front wall.
- Gabled porch with side entry doors.
- Lancet (pointed arch) windows in the nave walls and porch.
- Gothic louvred vent at the gable end.
- Tie beams to the gable ends.
- Internally, the honour roll and memorial tablets dedicated to the First and Second World Wars.
- The 1947 addition to the Vestry, the 1957 Sunday School and the Memorial Garden created in 1968.
It is significant as an example of a Union Church, which demonstrates how Protestant congregations with limited resources co-operated during the formative years of settlement to establish places of worship in remote areas. It illustrates the strength of inter-faith support within the community at the time. The church is still used today, holding services every second Sunday. (Criterion A)
Aesthetically, the 1910 church is a fine example of a Carpenter Gothic church with typical form and detailing including the steep pitched roof, lancet windows and roof vent. Of note within the local area are the false buttresses to the front wall. The church is an historic landmark within the Arawata district. (Criterion E)
Socially, it is significant for its continuous use as a church for over 100 years. Along with the nearby public hall it has played an important role in the development of the local community and is an integral part of the identity of the Arawata district. (Criterion G)
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ARAWATA UNITING CHURCH - Physical Description 1
The Arawata Uniting Church (former Union Church) is a simple Carpenters' Gothic church with a 45 degree corrugated iron gable roof, and a gable porch having doors at the sides. It is notable for the false buttresses at the front elevation. There are lancet windows in the nave walls and the porch, a Gothic louvred vent in the gable end, and an added cross gable at the rear. The interior is in original condition. The building has been reclad with cement sheet weatherboards.
At the rear of the church is the 1957 brick Sunday School and to one sideis the "Garden of Remembrance" comprising a low Castlemaine slate wall with two plaques behind a bed in the form of an inverted arch inlaid with a white cross.The church is situated adjacent to the site of the Arawata State School, and close to the Arawata Public Hall (refer to separate citation).
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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ARAWATA PUBLIC HALLSouth Gippsland Shire
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ARAWATA STATE SCHOOL NO.2970 (FORMER)South Gippsland Shire
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Arawata Honour Roll (First World War)Vic. War Heritage Inventory
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"1890"Yarra City
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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'NORWAY'Boroondara City
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1 Mitchell StreetYarra City
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