Red Cross Centre and Shop

Author

Shire of Denmark

Place Number

14403

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Location

Cnr Price & Mitchell Sts Denmark

Location Details

Reserve 18535, Lot 1010, Vol 5045/23

Other Name(s)

Methodist Church

Local Government

Denmark

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1925, Constructed from 1926

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
State Register	Registered	31 Jul 2007	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	28 Jun 2011	Exceptional Significance	Exceptional Significance DESCRIPTION: Essential to the heritage of the locality. Rare or outstanding example. DESIRED OUTCOME: The place should be retained and conserved unless there is no feasible and prudent alternative to doing otherwise. Any alterations or extensions should reinforce the significance of the place, and be in accordance with a Conservation Plan (if one exists for the place).

Statement of Significance

The building has aesthetic, historic and social significance. From 1925 to 1982 the hall was used as the Methodist Church until a new church was built on South Coast Highway. The new place of worship is now called the Uniting Church which was opened in 1982. The old church was bought by the Red Cross Society in the mid 1980's. Shelving and other fittings were installed so the local Red Cross could use the building as a Thrift Shop.

The Shire of Denmark granted planning approval and a building permit in 2012 for renovation works consistent with the Conservation Plan for the Old Methodist Church building.

Physical Description

The Red Cross Centre and Shop is set in a high popsition overlooking the town centre. Originally the Old Methodist Church, it comprises a large hall and a small room that was previously a vestry. A back room was part of the original church.

History

The construction materials are fibro and weathrboard with a corrugated iron gabled roof. The entrance is protected by a small gabled porch which eliminates the steep pitch of the roof. It has features of the Gothic style of architecture. Standing like sentinels on one side of the Church are some old pencil pines. On the other side is a brush and timber fence.

Integrity/Authenticity

All

Condition

Very Good

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
7657	Denmark Red Cross building (fmr Methodist church Denmark) conservation plan.	Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan}	2004

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	RELIGIOUS	Church, Cathedral or Chapel
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Shop\Retail Store {single}

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Carpenter Gothic

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Immigration, emigration & refugees

Creation Date

29 Oct 1999

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

22 Nov 2019

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