Wesleyan Chapel & School Room, former
248-250 High Street NORTHCOTE, Darebin City
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Statement of Significance
The former Wesleyan Chapel and former schoolroom are of considerable local historical significance. During the first forty years following its construction in 1854, the building served various religious, municipal and social purposes. The original bluestone building was probably designed by prolific church architect T J Crouch. The later additions, by architects Edward Twentyman and James Birtwhistle reflect the growth of the suburb in the late nineteenth century.
Although the original fabric has been modified and completely obscured by later additions, the building itself is of historical importance being the site of Northcote's first formal place of worship, first common school, first Sunday school, first court of petty sessions and also served as the first meeting place of the Borough Council.
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Wesleyan Chapel & School Room, former - Physical Description 1
The former Wesleyan Church exists in three stages: that of the coursed rubble of 1854 and 1855 and the Colonial bonded brickwork ofc1889. Both the stone and brick sections have a simple, gabled form, with oculi centred within the gable ends. On the brick wing, a double header course forms the parapet. Inside, the building presently serves as auction rooms. Prior to 1908, this primitive classical building was set back behind a spade-head picket fence. The gable-parapet was rendered as were the quoined architraves to the two front windows. Between these windows was an arched doorway with a fanlight and, on the side walls, were five hopper-vented diamond-pane windows. Within the gable was an oculus with a trefoil-shaped piercing and the roof was of corrugated iron.
Heritage Study and Grading
Darebin - Darebin Heritage Review
Author: Andrew Ward
Year: 2000
Grading:
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FORMER LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR HOME FOR THE AGEDVictorian Heritage Register H1950
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TERRACE HOUSESVictorian Heritage Register H1774
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FORMER NORTHCOTE THEATREVictorian Heritage Register H2287
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