Altona Baptist Church
14 Sargood Street ALTONA, Hobsons Bay City
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Statement of Significance
The Altona Baptist Church, comprising the church and the former Progress Hall constructed between 1917-22, at 14 Sargood Street, Altona.
How is it Significant?The Altona Baptist Church is of local historic, social and aesthetic significance to the City of Hobsons Bay.
Why is it Significant?Historically and socially, it is the oldest public building in Altona and is significant for its strong associations with the formative development of the Altona community as one of the first community meeting places and school in the area and as the Baptist Church for Altona over a long period. (AHC criteria A4 and H1)
Aesthetically, it is significant for its distinctive architectural form, albeit altered, with its broach spire. (AHC criteria E1)
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Altona Baptist Church - Physical Description 1
This gabled timber church and former hall is unusual in form, has been altered but is recognisably early for the area. It has a broach spire, with narrow window, timber strapping which simulates half timbering, leadlight pointed windows in groups. The overall form is gabled with a skillion porch added to the front, wrapped around the spire base. A skillion has been added to the south side of the nave, joining with a gabled cross-bay, and the weatherboard cladding replaced with fibre cement sheet.
Corrugated metal sheeting has been used on the roof.
Altona Baptist Church - Integrity
External Condition
Fair (disturbed, reasonably preserved)
External Integrity
Partially intact/intrusions
Altona Baptist Church - Physical Description 2
Context
Sites on the fringe of the commercial area, backing onto a carpark.
Altona Baptist Church - Historical Australian Themes
Making suburbs
Altona Baptist Church - Physical Description 3
Associations
Altona Progress Association, Baptist Church
Heritage Study and Grading
Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study
Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
Year: 2006
Grading: Local
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