| House | $590,000  |
| Unit | $599,700 |
周邊地區
| House | $638 |
| Unit | $698 |
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| 被市政府指定為 Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - April 30, 2008 What is significant? Designed by Charles Webb, this church was built in 1863 for the Free Presbyterian Church of Australia. Known as the John Knox Presbyterian Church, it replaced an earlier church of the same name which was designed by Charles Laing and opened in 1848 for the newly formed branch of the Presbyterian Church. In the 1840s there was a major split in the Victorian Presbyterian Church, following a division in the Church of Scotland in 1843, and a faction of Presbyterians formed the Free Presbyterian Church of Australia Felix. From 1846-47 about seventy members of this new church worshipped in temporary accommodation until the construction of the John Knox Church, the predecessor of this building, in 1848. The Reverend James Forbes became the first minister of this church, after his resignation from the established church due to his support of the Free Church. Arriving in the colony in 1839, only three years after the town's foundation, Forbes was minister to the Scots Church congregation until his resignation. Despite a reunification of most of the Presbyterian factions in 1859, some of the Free Presbyterians continued worshipping separately, including this congregation. In 1861 the church building was felt to be unsafe and in February 1863 the foundation stone of a new church was laid. At this time the church land was subdivided into three allotments, two of which were sold that same year. In 1879 the John Knox congregation was dissolved and Webb's church was bought by the Church of Christ in 1881. The form of Charles Webb's rendered brick church, with slate roof, is typical of the Gothic Revival in Victoria. Early English in style, buttresses divide the nave of the church into six bays, each containing a simple lancet window. Most of the decoration of the elaborate front facade is concentrated on the central section, which incorporates a traceried window above an entrance of receding orders, flanking octagonal turrets and a pierced parapet. How is it significant? The Church of Christ, Swanston Street is of architectural and historical significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? The Church of Christ, Swanston Street is of architectural significance as one of the earlier works of the important Victorian architect Charles Webb, who was responsible for a number of significant works including the Royal Arcade (1869, VHR H0023), the South Melbourne Town Hall (1880, VHR H0217) and the Windsor Hotel (1883, VHR H0764). It is also of importance for its facade which is amongst the most elaborate stuccoed Gothic facades in Victoria. The Church of Christ, Swanston Street is of historical significance for its associations with the early history of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria, in particular th |
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