Scots Uniting Church

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Scots Uniting Church
Scots Uniting Church
35°01′29″S117°53′02″E / 35.0248°S 117.8838°E / -35.0248; 117.8838 (Scots Uniting Church)
Address York Street, Albany, Great Southern region of Western Australia
CountryAustralia
Denomination Uniting (since 1977)
Previous denomination Presbyterian (1891 1977)
Website arc.ucwa.au
History
Former name(s)Scots Presbyterian Church
Status Church
Founded25 November 1891 (1891-11-25)
Founder(s)P. H. Nicholson
Dedicated30 March 1892
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Evander McIver
Architectural typeChurch
Style Gothic Revival
Construction cost 1,416
Specifications
Materials Granite; corrugated iron
Administration
Synod Western Australia
Parish Albany Region Congregations
TypeState Registered Place
Designated7 October 1997
Reference no. 78

Scots Uniting Church, originally known as the Scots Presbyterian Church, [1] is a Uniting church located on York Street, the main street of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

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History

Originally a Presbyterian church, it was the third Presbyterian congregation in Western Australia, commencing in January 1889. Services were originally held in the Albany Town Hall and the Penny Post buildings until the church was completed. [2] The Melbourne architect Evander McIver was asked to draw up plans and W. Sangster was contracted to complete the construction. [1] The foundation stone was laid in November 1891, with the building completed and opened in March 1892. [2] The total cost of the building was 1,416. [1]

Built to a Victorian Academic Gothic Revival style, it is mostly constructed of finely crafted local granite and topped with a corrugated iron roof. [3] The church has a strongly gabled form with rendered buttresses and heavily timbered doors. [1]

In 1969 a hall, kitchen, vestry and two rooms were added to the building and constructed from brick. [1]

The name of the church was changed in 1977 when the Presbyterian church amalgamated with the Methodist and Congregational churches to form the Uniting Church. [4]

The church is almost opposite St John's Anglican Church, giving a quiet atmosphere along the busy street.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Historic Celebration of Scotts Woship". Uniting Church in Australia. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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