Black Range Church, Sandstone

Author

Shire of Sandstone

Place Number

02356

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Location

Cnr Oroya & Thaduna Sts Sandstone

Location Details

Other Name(s)

St Athanasius Roman Catholic Church

Local Government

Sandstone

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1908

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	20 Jul 2004	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	25 Jun 1997	Category 2	Category 2 High level of protection appropriate: provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

The Roman Catholic Church has high social significance as the main centre for the Catholic Church in Sandstone. The building also has high streetscape value, it being a prominent feature of the eastern section of the town. The place, in its isolated setting, has landmark value because of its striking yet simple design.

Physical Description

The church is timber framed, clad with corrugated iron and supported by timber stumps. Entry to the church is via several steps to a small entry porch attached to the eastern facade. The porch on the northwest corner could possibly be the priest's entrance. The roofline of this porch is covered by a lean-to roof with a slightly shallower pitch which appears to be an extension of the main roof. The church features a steeply pitched gable roof which has previously been painted green and seven slender louvre windows with pointed arch heads. A Iouvred air vent in the gable wall with a pointed top, which reflects the window shape, is situated high on the eastern facade. The guttering has come unattached or is missing in places. A wooden frame, possibly where the church bell hung, stands adjacent to the church.

History

The first Roman Catholic mass was held in Sandstone on 20 October, 1907. The church was built in 1908 and opened by Bishop Kelly of Geraldton on 29 November, 1908. A convent, which functioned as a convent-school for the local catholic children, was located immediately north of the church however this has been demolished. Although the Uniting Church had been using the building once a month there have been no regular services in recent times. About fifteen years ago the church bell was removed to Meekatharra.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High Degree

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	S Senior; "From Gold to Wool and Back Again".

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
4773	Conservation plan for Black Range Church (formerly St Athanasius' Church) : Sandstone : Western Australia.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	1999

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Carpenter Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Other	TIMBER	Other Timber

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

28 Apr 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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