KORUMBURRA BAPTIST CHURCH
39A MINE ROAD, KORUMBURRA, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The design of the Korumburra Baptist Church is based on the simple 45 degree Gothic weatherboard nave with lancet windows decorated with geometric leadlight. The building is distinguished by the design of the skillion half hip porch and the unusual splayed semi-tower above it. These are clad in cement sheet with cover strips set out in a panelled design with diagonal elements and contain small Gothic windows and a Gothic lancet panel in the "tower". The porch and tower are roofed with terra cotta shingles with bracketed eaves. The tower is finished with a three-sided cone in the same profile as the nave roof.
Given the the original date of construction and the lack of similar features on the main structure, the very distinctive design of the porch and "tower" suggests that they may have been added at a later date, possibly the inter war period.
There are substantial later additions to the rear.
Aesthetically, it is an interesting example of Federation Carpenter Gothic style, which includes unusual detailing not found elsewhere in the Shire such as the treatment of the main front with its panelled projections. (AHC criteria - B.2 and E.1)
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KORUMBURRA BAPTIST CHURCH - Physical Description 1
The design of the Korumburra Baptist Church is based on the simple 45 degree Gothic weatherboard nave with lancet windows decorated with geometric leadlight. The building is distinguished by the design of the skillion half hip porch and the unusual splayed semi-tower above it. These are clad in cement sheet with cover strips set out in a panelled design with diagonal elements and contain small Gothic windows and a Gothic lancet panel in the "tower". The porch and tower are roofed with terra cotta shingles with bracketed eaves. The tower is finished with a three sided cone in the same profile as the nave roof.
Given the the original date of construction and the lack of similar features on the main structure, the very distinctive design of the porch and "tower" suggests that they may have been added at a later date, possibly the inter war period.
There are substantial later additions to the rear. There is no fence.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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